Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Talladega Pattern & Aluminum Works, Inc.
Start: 8/12/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088251 · 8/12/2019 · Talladega Pattern & Aluminum Works, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Talladega Pattern & Aluminum Works, Inc.
Location: 816 North Street East, TALLADEGA, ALABAMA, 35160
NAICS: 332999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pouring molten brass into a pig mold. Brass splashed into his boot, causing second-degree burns to the side of his right foot and third-degree burns to the top of the foot.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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