Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Washington Works Plant
Start: 1/18/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021010462 · 1/18/2021 · Washington Works Plant

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Washington Works Plant
Location: 8480 DuPont Road, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26181
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was melting solid plastic to unclog a plug pipe when melted plastic shot out of the pipe and landed between the employee's glove and hot suit, causing third-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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