Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Schlage Lock Company LLC, 121 West Railroad Ave., PRINCETON, ILLINOIS 61356
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the outside of an enclosure for a paint-stripping system when debris fell into the system and heated salt liquid splashed onto the employee's upper body, resulting in burns.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedPaint removers, thinners
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