Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at KW Plastics Recycling Division
Start: 3/7/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032108 · 3/7/2023 · KW Plastics Recycling Division

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, 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
Secondary source: Extruding machinery

Employer

Name: KW Plastics Recycling Division
Location: 279 Pike County Road, TROY, ALABAMA, 36079
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was sprayed with molten plastic that released from an extruder machine during the purging process. The employee sustained second-and third-degree burns to the neck, shoulders, and arms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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