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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2019076979 · 7/10/2019 · United States Steel Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name
United States Steel Corporation
Location
Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant, BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA, 15104
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pealing sand away with a bar to direct the flow of molten iron. The iron ejected and contacted the employee causing burns from the base of his left index finger to his left wrist. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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