Contact with hot objects or substances · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cerro Wire LLC, 1099 Thompson Road SE, HARTSELLE, ALABAMA 35640
on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the hand(s), except finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee was running coils through a sealing machine when the coils stopped going all the way into the sealing area. He was attempting to grab a coil that was not properly in the sealing area when the seal bar came down on his left hand, causing third degree burns.
On March 27, 2025, an employee was stringing up a wire drawing machine when his right little finger became caught between the wire and the capstan wheel on the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was operating a wire welder when the air actuated welder wire holding arm closed and pinched his right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was operating a palletizer. While attempting to reposition wire coil from a robotic stacker, the stacker engaged and pinned her against the metal guard opening of the palletizer. She suffered pneumothorax, a pulmonary contusion, and a rib fracture.
An employee was running copper wire into a large wooden take-up reel when his right foot and body were caught in the rotating reel. He suffered a broken left femur.
An employee connected a steam line to a hose to clean equipment when the fitting broke loose. They were struck by steam in the left inner thigh, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.
An employee was making tea when she noticed tea grinds were collecting on the side and water was no longer dripping through the funnel. The employee was checking the funnel when boiling water and tea grinds spilled onto the left side of her body. The employee sustained burns to her neck, back, and arm.
An employee had turned off the ball valve on a waterpipe system and was removing the plug when the coupling system attached to the strainer came apart. Hot water sprayed on his arm and back, resulting in first- and second-degree burns that required surgery.
An employee was using a shovel to remove waste vermiculite from molten zinc. The metal had been placed in a bin and partially hardened. The employee broke through the partially hardened metal; still-molten metal flowed to the employee's steel-toed right boot and entered through the cloth boot tongue. The employee suffered a third-degree burn to the right foot and was hospitalized.
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