Thermal burns third degree or higher

Name: Thermal burns third degree or higher at Ecovery, LLC
Start: 5/12/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025054471 · 5/12/2025 · Ecovery, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified
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: Ecovery, LLC
Location: 26320 Railroad Avenue, LOXLEY, ALABAMA, 36551
NAICS: 562920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was skimming slag out of molten aluminum with a shovel. The molten aluminum "popped" and landed on the employee's leg before falling down to his foot. The employee sustained third-degree burns to the right foot.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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