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VITRONIC PROMOTIONAL GROUP

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — DONIPHAN, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VITRONIC PROMOTIONAL GROUP in DONIPHAN, MISSOURI
Employer VITRONIC PROMOTIONAL GROUP Report ID 2015075313
Address 401 U.S. Highway 160 City, State ZIP DONIPHAN, MISSOURI 63935
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

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

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