Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Reliable Castings Corporation
Start: 8/9/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022087040 · 8/9/2022 · Reliable Castings Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: Reliable Castings Corporation
Location: 1521 W. MICHIGAN ST., SIDNEY, OHIO, 45365
NAICS: 331521
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pouring a mold with a full ladle of aluminum. He bumped the mold and molten aluminum splashed onto him. He then dropped the ladle and more aluminum splashed onto his left leg and foot. The employee sustained burns requiring skin grafts.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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