Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Lamothermic Corp.
Start: 10/16/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191010814 · 10/16/2019 · Lamothermic Corp.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Lamothermic Corp.
Location: 391 Route 312, BREWSTER, NEW YORK, 10509
NAICS: 331513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was sliding a single mold pouring pan with a cast tree on it. The employee moved the pouring pan by hand onto the forks of a powered industrial truck (PIT). When the pan was moved the cast tree fell over. The employee attempted to grab the tree to stop it from falling. Molten stainless steel poured onto their right forearm/hand causing second degree burns requiring hospitalization.

Source

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