Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at FUSION CERAMICS, INC.
Start: 2/3/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021020998 · 2/3/2021 · FUSION CERAMICS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: FUSION CERAMICS, INC.
Location: 160 SCIO RD SE, CARROLLTON, OHIO, 44615
NAICS: 325510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a smelter when a co-worker pulled the cover from the pit that is partially filled with hot water (180 degrees). The employee went to start the smelter, stepped into the pit, and suffered first and second degree burns to his left leg from his foot to eight inches above his knee.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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