Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at EAM Mosca Corporation
Start: 12/12/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211210655 · 12/12/2021 · EAM Mosca Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple arm locations, unspecified
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Extruding machinery

Employer

Name: EAM Mosca Corporation
Location: 675 Jaycee Drive, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a plastic strap extruder. While attempting to untangle straps that were blocking the discharge area, his right arm became caught in the moving plastic straps, resulting in thermal and friction burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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