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Thermal burns degree unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2024010546 · 1/18/2024 · Valor Alloys, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower extremities unspecified
Nature of injury
Thermal burns degree unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Molten metal, slag
Secondary source
Steel-toed footwear

Employer

Name
Valor Alloys, LLC
Location
11280 Charles Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adding scrap material to a molten aluminum mixture in a furnace. Molten metal left the furnace and entered the employee's safety boot, where it became trapped against his skin and burned him above the foot.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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