SANDERS LEAD COMPANY, INC.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Second degree heat (thermal) burns - TROY, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at SANDERS LEAD COMPANY, INC. in TROY, Alabama
Employer SANDERS LEAD COMPANY, INC.
Address 1 SANDERS LEAD
City, State ZIP TROY, Alabama 36079
Report ID 2015074435
Event Date July 8, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Molten or hot metals, slag
Industry (NAICS) 331492
Inspection # 1078268
GPS Coordinates 31.77000, -85.99000

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Incident Narrative

Two employees were pouring material into an alloy melting pot when it splashed back onto them. One employee suffered second degree burns to both arms; the second employee suffered second degree burns to his right leg. Both were hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 8, 2015, a worker at SANDERS LEAD COMPANY, INC. in TROY, Alabama suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with molten or hot metals, slag identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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