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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2022108942 · 10/11/2022 · Commercial Metals Company Steel Florida

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Molten or hot metals, slag
Secondary source
Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural

Employer

Name
Commercial Metals Company Steel Florida
Location
16770 Rebar Road, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32234
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On October 11, 2022, at 10:48 PM, an employee was operating a runout table when a breakout occurred on one of the strands. The employee plugged and stopped the strand and began cutting the billet. When the billet was cut loose, it fell into the water. The billet contained liquid steel, causing a splash toward the employee after falling into the water. The employee was hospitalized for second-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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