Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Meloon Foundries LLC, 1841 LeMoyne Ave, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 13208
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was preparing a no-bake sand mold. When the molten metal was poured into the mold, the aluminum ran through the lifting hole and entered the employee's right shoe, burning his foot and requiring surgery. He also suffered burns on both hands while attempting to remove his shoe.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Molten or hot metals, slag
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