Revere Smelting & Refining Corporation
Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK
| Employer | Revere Smelting & Refining Corporation | Report ID | 2017065051 |
| Address | 65 BALLARD ROAD | City, State ZIP | MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK 10941 |
| Event Date | June 3, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Foot (feet), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Molten or hot metals, slag |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331492 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.46000, -74.36000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was returning to his station at a molten lead kettle when a coworker added a sodium hydroxide treatment too quickly to the molten lead, causing it to react and spill over onto the injured employee. He suffered second degree burns on his left foot and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On June 3, 2017, a worker at Revere Smelting & Refining Corporation in MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the foot (feet), unspecified. 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.
Context
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