HP PELZER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - 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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