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Gerdau Midlothian Mill

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gerdau Midlothian Mill in MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS
Employer Gerdau Midlothian Mill Report ID 2016065625
Address 300 Ward Road City, State ZIP MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS 76065
Event Date June 23, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Molten or hot metals, slag
Industry (NAICS) 423930 Inspection # 1158937
GPS Coordinates 32.45000, -97.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a kettle of molten metal when the molten metal spilled and burned the employee.

Incident Summary

On June 23, 2016, a worker at Gerdau Midlothian Mill in MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. 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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