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ARCELOR MITTAL

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — CLEVELAND, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ARCELOR MITTAL in CLEVELAND, OHIO
Employer ARCELOR MITTAL Report ID 2015010057
Address 3060 EGGERS AVENUE City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, OHIO 44105
Event Date January 4, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Fire, flame
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # 1016457
GPS Coordinates 41.46000, -81.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee in the #2 steel-producing BOF shop was making ladle additions to the first heat steel of the day on furnace #94 when the materials reacted, causing flames and high heat to come up through the chute. The employee received first and second degree burns to the face, right wrist and forearm, and a little bit on his right abdomen.

Incident Summary

On January 4, 2015, a worker at ARCELOR MITTAL in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with fire, flame identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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