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Wilbert, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — BELLEVUE, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wilbert, Inc. in BELLEVUE, OHIO
Employer Wilbert, Inc. Report ID 2016088082
Address 635 Southwest St. City, State ZIP BELLEVUE, OHIO 44811
Event Date August 28, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple head locations
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Plastics, resins, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1174670
GPS Coordinates 41.25000, -82.28000

Incident Narrative

On August 28, 2016, an employee was clearing a "hot drop" at a press and was sprayed with hot plastic. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burn injuries to the face and right ear.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2016, a worker at Wilbert, Inc. in BELLEVUE, OHIO suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple head locations. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with plastics, resins, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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