Contact with hot objects or substances · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tennessee Alloys Company, LLC, 101 Garner Road, BRIDGEPORT, ALABAMA 35740
on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was feeding coal to a furnace when an electrode casing can erupted, causing fire to shoot out. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to their back, arms, legs, and buttocks, mostly on the left side.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Forging machinery
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