Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at A&A Safety, Inc.
Start: 11/8/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191111648 · 11/8/2019 · A&A Safety, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Plastics, resins, unspecified
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: A&A Safety, Inc.
Location: 1126 Ferris Road, AMELIA, OHIO, 45102
NAICS: 339950
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking the material level in the melter on a striping truck, which was parallel to a supply truck from which a hose was running into the melter. The hose ruptured and the employee was sprayed with molten thermoplastic. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to the face and the back of the neck, and some plastic adhered to his skin.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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