Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at FRANKLIN ALUMINUM COMPANY, INC.
Start: 10/5/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020109478 · 10/5/2020 · FRANKLIN ALUMINUM COMPANY, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Resins
Secondary source: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: FRANKLIN ALUMINUM COMPANY, INC.
Location: 266 MARY JOHNSON DR,, FRANKLIN, GEORGIA, 30217
NAICS: 331316
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing the molding machine for the shift by removing the sprue plug from the injector. When the sprue was removed, hot resin struck the employee's left hand and arm resulting in first and second degree burns.

Source

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