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Calumet Brass Foundry, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — DOLTON, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Calumet Brass Foundry, Inc. in DOLTON, ILLINOIS
Employer Calumet Brass Foundry, Inc. Report ID 2015075034
Address 14610 Lakeside Drive City, State ZIP DOLTON, ILLINOIS 60419
Event Date July 24, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Molten or hot metals, slag
Industry (NAICS) 331529 Inspection # 1081999
GPS Coordinates 41.62000, -87.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered 2nd degree burns on his foot when molten material splashed onto his boot. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 24, 2015, a worker at Calumet Brass Foundry, Inc. in DOLTON, ILLINOIS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the foot (feet), 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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