Thermal burns degree unspecified

Name: Thermal burns degree unspecified at Central Ink Corporation
Start: 10/29/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241010066 · 10/29/2024 · Central Ink Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Nature of injury: Thermal burns degree unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Paint, lacquer, shellac, varnish
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Central Ink Corporation
Location: 1100 Harvester Road, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
NAICS: 325910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pumping varnish from a holding tank into a tub for a production batch. He was filling the tub through a flex hose. When the hot varnish started flowing, it caused the flex hose to move and spray hot varnish. The employee sustained burns to their back requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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