Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Nucor Steel Jackson Inc.
Start: 6/29/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022065681 · 6/29/2022 · Nucor Steel Jackson Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Explosion, unspecified
Source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Nucor Steel Jackson Inc.
Location: 3630 4th Street, FLOWOOD, MISSISSIPPI, 39232
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was opening a bag of tire chrome rubber to load it into a hopper. There was an explosion and fire, and the employee suffered third-degree burns to the hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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