Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Casting Solutions, LLC
Start: 10/6/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020109509 · 10/6/2020 · Casting Solutions, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, 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: Casting Solutions, LLC
Location: 2345 Licking Road, ZANESVILLE, OHIO, 43701
NAICS: 331111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a slag spoon to skim off impurities on molten gray iron. The employee dipped the spoon into the zircon wash and gray iron popped onto the employee. The employee sustained first and second degree burns to the left side of the palm, the forearm, and the abdomen.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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