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Pexco LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pexco LLC in DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS
Employer Pexco LLC Report ID 2016065690
Address 1600 Birchwood Avenue City, State ZIP DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS 60018
Event Date June 25, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326121 Inspection # 1159186
GPS Coordinates 42.01000, -87.88000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee was responding to an extruder machine that had a malfunctioning water cooling unit. When the employee went to see what was wrong, the machine released hot water and steam, which struck the employee in the arm, torso, and feet. The employee suffered burns to the skin and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 25, 2016, a worker at Pexco LLC in DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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