Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at ARCELOR MITTAL
Start: 8/21/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088669 · 8/21/2019 · ARCELOR MITTAL

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s) and leg(s)
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: ARCELOR MITTAL
Location: 215 SOUTH FRONT STREET, STEELTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 17113
NAICS: 331513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking over a transfer surface for hot steel bars when the employee fell towards the hot bar. The employee's right leg came in contact with the hot bar, receiving second and third degree burns from the knee down and above the ankle. The employee also received a burn on the left wrist.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown