Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., LLC
Start: 12/20/2022

1 hospitalization · 20221211007 · 12/20/2022 · Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
Source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., LLC
Location: 1297 Smiley Rd., MADILL, OKLAHOMA, 73446
NAICS: 332618
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was completing a training activity with a mentor on a molten zinc tank. The employee stepped on the tank lid and his left foot went into the tank, causing third-degree burns to the employee's left foot up to his calf.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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