Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Basic Aluminum Casting Co.
Start: 8/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088706 · 8/22/2019 · Basic Aluminum Casting Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Molten or hot metals, slag
Secondary source: Casting machinery

Employer

Name: Basic Aluminum Casting Co.
Location: 1325 East 168th St., CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44110
NAICS: 331523
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was servicing a casting machine when the automatic ladle spilled molten aluminum on the employee's back. The employee was hospitalized with severe burns to the back.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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