Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at LANDMARK PLASTIC CORP.
Start: 7/7/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019076806 · 7/7/2019 · LANDMARK PLASTIC CORP.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Plastics, resins, unspecified

Employer

Name: LANDMARK PLASTIC CORP.
Location: 1331 KELLY AVENUE, AKRON, OHIO, 44306
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a plastic extrusion line. The employee was using a hand tool to scrape excess plastic from the end of the line when a pocket of hot gas and plastic erupted and burned the employee's hands and forearm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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