Surface, flesh wounds and burns, electrical injuries

Name: Surface, flesh wounds and burns, electrical injuries at AUSTAL USA, LLC.
Start: 11/20/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241110833 · 11/20/2024 · AUSTAL USA, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Surface, flesh wounds and burns, electrical injuries

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Molten metal, slag
Secondary source: Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c.

Employer

Name: AUSTAL USA, LLC.
Location: 100 DUNLAP DR., MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36602
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a plasma cutter that was set up on a self-propelled track system to bevel the edge of a four-sided plate. The employee's right thigh was impaled by a piece of slag metal and he suffered burns to his right leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown