Mississippi Silicon
Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — BURNSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | Mississippi Silicon | Report ID | 20161110477 |
| Address | 80 County Road 210 | City, State ZIP | BURNSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 38833 |
| Event Date | November 7, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Lower extremities, unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Furnaces, heaters |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333994 | Inspection # | 1189625 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.80000, -88.33000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a centrifugal furnace to manufacture silicon when the furnace blew out, burning the employee's lower body extremities.
Incident Summary
On November 7, 2016, a worker at Mississippi Silicon in BURNSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the lower extremities, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with furnaces, heaters identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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