Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company
Start: 9/10/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021097787 · 9/10/2021 · U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hip(s) and leg(s)
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Molten or hot metals, slag
Secondary source: Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name: U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company
Location: 2023 Saint Louis Avenue, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35020
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pouring iron at a casting machine when a crane bumped the employee's ladle resulting in molten iron splashing onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the right hip, ankle, and foot.

Source

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