Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mississippi Silicon, LLC, 80 County Road 210, BURNSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 38833
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a hardwood pole to clean a furnace's tap channel when molten metal slag suddenly released from the furnace, burning the employee's hands, head, face, left ear, lips, and mouth.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Molten or hot metals, slag
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