Thermal burns third degree or higher

Name: Thermal burns third degree or higher at Michelin North America, Inc.
Start: 4/14/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025043488 · 4/14/2025 · Michelin North America, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Thermal burns third degree or higher

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Michelin North America, Inc.
Location: 1101 Michelin Rd, ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA, 73401
NAICS: 326211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing rubber that was jammed on an applicator of a tire assembly machine. As the jam was removed, the machine cycled and the employee's right hand became caught against the heated anvil on the machine, resulting in a full-thickness burn to their palm and wrist that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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