ArcelorMittal - ArcelorMittal Monessen LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — MONESSEN, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ArcelorMittal - ArcelorMittal Monessen LLC in MONESSEN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer ArcelorMittal - ArcelorMittal Monessen LLC Report ID 2015021258
Address 345 Donner Avenue City, State ZIP MONESSEN, PENNSYLVANIA 15062
Event Date February 9, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 324199 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.16000, -79.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was injured and hospitalized after stepping into a containment dike sump area. The containment area is approximately 18 inches deep and is siphoned out of the sump with a steam siphon. At the time of the incident, the siphon was plugged in, which resulted in steam being diverted back into the sump and the water being heated. The employee was burned from about his left knee to his left foot.

Incident Summary

On February 9, 2015, a worker at ArcelorMittal - ArcelorMittal Monessen LLC in MONESSEN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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