Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Drummond Company, Inc., 900 Huntsville Avenue, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35217
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
The injured employee was walking on top of the battery. He was walking toward the cab and passing another oven when its lid came off and a flash fire caused burns to employee's hands and face.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Machinery, unspecified
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