Thermal burns third degree or higher

Name: Thermal burns third degree or higher at Mueller Copper Tube
Start: 8/27/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025088550 · 8/27/2025 · Mueller Copper Tube

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Molten metal, slag
Secondary source: Water, liquids nonchemical

Employer

Name: Mueller Copper Tube
Location: 400 Mueller Road, FULTON, MISSISSIPPI, 38843
NAICS: 331420
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning slag from a casting mold at a furnace. The molten copper dropped out of the mold too quickly, reacted with the mold cooling water, and blew out. The molten metal struck his right foot, hand, and torso, causing first-, second-, and third-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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