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Encore Wire Corporation

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — MCKINNEY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Encore Wire Corporation in MCKINNEY, TEXAS
Employer Encore Wire Corporation Report ID 2015096686
Address 1329 Millwwod Road City, State ZIP MCKINNEY, TEXAS 75069
Event Date September 13, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Adhesives, glues, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 335929 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.18000, -96.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking around a machine and tripped over an electrical cord of a glue pot splashing hot glue onto the employee's leg and foot.

Incident Summary

On September 13, 2015, a worker at Encore Wire Corporation in MCKINNEY, TEXAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with adhesives, glues, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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