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Thermal burns degree unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2025077444 · 7/29/2025 · Mercury Plastics, Inc. dba Felpak

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Thermal burns degree unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Hot or molten materials n.e.c..
Secondary source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
Mercury Plastics, Inc. dba Felpak
Location
11550 King Street, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 29, 2025, at approximately 1:15 PM, an employee was cleaning a vent on an extruder machine. He was breaking a hardened plastic clog by hitting it with a mallet and a screwdriver. When he broke through the first layer of plastic, hot liquefied plastic that was under the hardened surface splashed onto the employee causing burns to his face, neck, arms, and hands.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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