Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Quanex IG Systems
Start: 1/21/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021010586 · 1/21/2021 · Quanex IG Systems

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Adhesives, glues, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Quanex IG Systems
Location: 800 Cochran Ave, CAMBRIDGE, OHIO, 43725
NAICS: 325212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On January 21, 2021, a machine that is used to apply an adhesive to the back of solar panels became jammed. An employee attempted to pull the product from the jammed machine when hot adhesive sprayed out of the machine onto the employee's neck and hand, burning the employee.

Source

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