BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA—
Drummond Company, Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Thermal burns second degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Drummond Company, Inc., 900 Huntsville Avenue, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35217 on — Thermal burns second degree, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was preparing an oven for charging and cracked the seal of the jump lid to release pressure. Flames unexpectedly released from the oven and burned the employee's right ring and little fingers. The employee sustained second-degree burns.
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