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LETICA CORPORATION

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — VALDOSTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LETICA CORPORATION in VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
Employer LETICA CORPORATION Report ID 2015010577
Address 2020 Steeda Way City, State ZIP VALDOSTA, GEORGIA 31601
Event Date January 18, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Plastics, resins, unspecified
Secondary Source Plastic injection molding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.82000, -83.23000

Incident Narrative

Employee was operating an injection molding machine. The employee was hospitalized due to burns on hand from injection mold.

Incident Summary

On January 18, 2015, a worker at LETICA CORPORATION in VALDOSTA, GEORGIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with plastics, resins, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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