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Polyester Fibers, LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Polyester Fibers, LLC in TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Polyester Fibers, LLC Report ID 2015118899
Address 2119 Dalton Drive City, State ZIP TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 38801
Event Date November 24, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 313230 Inspection # 1108238
GPS Coordinates 34.22000, -88.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was starting a new run of fiber. As she went to pull the fiber from the oven, her right hand and arm got caught in an adjustable conveyor. Her hand and arm were severely burned.

Incident Summary

On November 24, 2015, a worker at Polyester Fibers, LLC in TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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