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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2021043545 · 4/29/2021 · Silgan Plastics Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Silgan Plastics Corporation
Location
475 Technology Drive, TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA, 26059
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee changed out a press mold and heated a nozzle with a torch to purge the press out. After the employee was finished heating the nozzle, he went to close the front door when degraded plastic came out of the barrel and onto his right arm. The employee suffered burns to his arm that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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