DECATUR, ALABAMA—
3M Company Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at 3M Company Inc., 1400 State Docks Rd., DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601 on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
On 5/25/17, an employee was setting up a tote on a scale when a hose came out of the tote, which was being filled with hot deionized water. The water contacted the employee, causing first and second degree burns on the employee's back and foot.
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An employee was preparing to remove a film roll from a chuck. The roll was pulled and the first employee's right index finger was caught between the roll and a cradle. He suffered an amputation to the finger.
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