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Thermal burns third degree or higher

1 hospitalization · 2024076512 · 7/17/2024 · Real Alloy Recycling, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
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
Real Alloy Recycling, LLC
Location
400 E Lincoln Hwy., CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
NAICS
331314
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 3:17 p.m. on July 17, 2024, an employee was using a shovel to clean molten metal from the surge bowl of an aluminum launder system when the metal splashed onto the employee's lower left leg. The employee suffered third-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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