Mississippi Silicon, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mississippi Silicon, LLC in BURNSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Mississippi Silicon, LLC Report ID 2016087607
Address 80 County Road 210 City, State ZIP BURNSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 38833
Event Date August 14, 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 Molten or hot metals, slag
Secondary Source Furnaces, heaters
Industry (NAICS) 331410 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.80000, -88.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a hardwood pole to clean a furnace's tap channel when molten metal slag suddenly released from the furnace, burning the employee's hands, head, face, left ear, lips, and mouth.

Incident Summary

On August 14, 2016, a worker at Mississippi Silicon, LLC in BURNSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 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 molten or hot metals, slag identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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