HP PELZER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - THOMSON, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at HP PELZER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. in THOMSON, Georgia
Employer HP PELZER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
Address 1884 Warrenton Hwy
City, State ZIP THOMSON, Georgia 30824
Report ID 20161110472
Event Date November 7, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Plastics, resins, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Plastic injection molding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 336399
Inspection # 1191561
GPS Coordinates 33.45593, -82.52500

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Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance work on an injection molding machine, attempting to unclog a valve, when pressure that built up behind the valve caused it to release hot nylon. The nylon burned the employee's right hand, requiring overnight hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On November 7, 2016, a worker at HP PELZER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. in THOMSON, Georgia suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with plastics, resins, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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