Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Nan Ya Plastics Corporation USA
Start: 12/28/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211211101 · 12/28/2021 · Nan Ya Plastics Corporation USA

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Nan Ya Plastics Corporation USA
Location: 2081 FM 102 Road, WHARTON, TEXAS, 77488
NAICS: 326113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping during work with plastic film heated to about 320 degrees Fahrenheit. The material wrapped around his forearm and palm, causing second-degree burns to the forearm and a small third-degree burn to the palm. He was hospitalized, requiring a skin graft.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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