Contact with hot objects or substances · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Baxter Healthcare , 1900 Hwy 201 North Mountain Home, , SALESVILLE, ARKANSAS 72653
on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a plastics extrusion machine when a pressure buildup due to temperature differences in the plastic material caused a release of liquid plastic. The liquid plastic contacted the employee between a seam in the employee's PPE glove and protective garment (sleeve), burning the left forearm and hand. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedHand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.Plastics, resins, unspecified
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