Contact with hot objects or substances · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at A&A Safety, Inc., 1126 Ferris Road, AMELIA, OHIO 45102
on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the head and neck.
Final narrative
An employee was checking the material level in the melter on a striping truck, which was parallel to a
supply truck from which a hose was running into the melter. The hose ruptured and the employee was sprayed with molten thermoplastic. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to the face and the back of the neck, and some plastic adhered to his skin.
HospitalizedHead and neckPlastics, resins, unspecified
An employee was strapping down a mini excavator. While walking down the ramp they slipped and their right foot became caught under the blade of the mini excavator. The blade lowered and crushed their foot, fracturing it.
An employee was moving a concrete safety barrier when the barrier slipped against the other barriers. The connector pin and loop on the side of the barrier then caught and pinched the employee's right index fingertip and amputated it.
An employee was picking up a highway concrete barrier wall. Their left ring finger was crushed between the bolt and loop resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
On August 30, 2017, an employee was unloading concrete barriers from the back of a flatbed truck when the employee's left middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the lifting device and a barrier.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 339950)
An employee was operating a hand-powered drill to drill holes into plastic clips. The drill bit snagged on a plastic clip and spun the clip around, resulting in an a laceration to her left index finger that required surgical amputation.
An employee was using a table saw to make a dado cut on a piece of wood. The piece of wood contacted the blade, which pulled in the employee's hand. The blade severely cut the employee's left palm.
An employee was shearing sheet metal with a shear machine activated by a foot peddle. When he hit the foot pedal, one of the springs crushed his finger, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.
An employee was working on a motorized screen when they fell approximately 3 feet from a step ladder to the ground. The employee sustained a face contusion and a fractured jaw.
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.
An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.