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Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 20201110457 · 11/4/2020 · Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill
Location
300 Ward Road, MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, 76065
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a platform lancing a ladle holding liquid steel. He fell forward and his left hand went into the tundish containing liquid metal. He suffered third-degree burns to the hand and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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