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Thermal burns third degree or higher

1 hospitalization · 2024021525 · 2/18/2024 · TimkenSteel Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Thermal burns third degree or higher

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Molten metal, slag
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
TimkenSteel Corporation
Location
4511 Faircrest St., SW, CANTON, OHIO, 44706
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an oxygen torch to open a tap hole on a ladle. As the employee penetrated the tap hole with the torch, molten steel burned the employee. The employee was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns to the left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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