Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois
Start: 2/7/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020021269 · 2/7/2020 · R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois
Location: 3021 Cullerton Dr., FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
NAICS: 331523
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a die cast machine. The top part of the die plunged at high velocity and hot metal was expelled, causing second- and third-degree burns to the employee's right arm, chest, and face.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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