Thermal burns third degree or higher

Name: Thermal burns third degree or higher at Real Alloy Recycling, LLC
Start: 7/17/2024

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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