Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois
Start: 11/15/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021119878 · 11/15/2021 · R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified

Employer

Name: R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois
Location: 3021 Cullerton Dr., FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
NAICS: 331523
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were clearing die cast lines. The injured employee was reconnecting the hot oil hose to the die frame. The employee pulled on the hose, which came in contact with the hot oil valve and caused hot oil to release. The hot oil struck the employee who suffered third degree burns to the upper right arm, ear, face, and neck. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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