Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Tensar International Corporation
Start: 8/11/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022087112 · 8/11/2022 · Tensar International Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Tensar International Corporation
Location: 1210 Citizens Parkway, MORROW, GEORGIA, 30260
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a machine's die head. Hot plastic was purged onto the employee, who suffered second- and third-degree burns to the lower right forearm from wrist to elbow.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown