VITRONIC PROMOTIONAL GROUP
Contact with hot objects or substances - Second degree heat (thermal) burns - DONIPHAN, Missouri
| Employer | VITRONIC PROMOTIONAL GROUP |
| Address | 401 U.S. Highway 160 |
| City, State ZIP | DONIPHAN, Missouri 63935 |
| Report ID | 2015075313 |
| Event Date | July 31, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns |
| Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| Source of Injury | Sealing, stapling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 323113 |
| Inspection # | 1082909 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.62000, -90.83000 |
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Incident Narrative
At approximately 1:55 p.m., on 07/31/15, an employee was performing heat sealing on cotton bags. A coworker dropped a cap onto the floor. The injured employee bent down to pick up the cap while placing her hand inside the platen press point of operation. She stepped on the guarded foot pedal, cycling the press onto her hand. She received second degree burns to her left hand, requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On July 31, 2015, a worker at VITRONIC PROMOTIONAL GROUP in DONIPHAN, Missouri suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with sealing, stapling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,902 severe injury reports involving "Contact with hot objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with hot objects or substances injuries.
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