Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Futamura USA, Inc.
Start: 11/27/2022

1 hospitalization · 20221110341 · 11/27/2022 · Futamura USA, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Machine platforms
Secondary source: Casting machinery

Employer

Name: Futamura USA, Inc.
Location: 6000 SE 2nd St, TECUMSEH, KANSAS, 66542
NAICS: 325220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was kneeling on the padded work platform of a casting machine, reaching to pull slack out of a film web being re-threaded through the machine. He lost his balance and slipped, and his right hand, wrist, and forearm were burned in the 90 C hot water bath.

Source

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