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Custom Synthetic Fibers, LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — ROGERSVILLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Custom Synthetic Fibers, LLC in ROGERSVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Custom Synthetic Fibers, LLC Report ID 2017065265
Address 101 Jarvis Brewer Dr. City, State ZIP ROGERSVILLE, ALABAMA 35652
Event Date June 9, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Plastics, resins, unspecified
Secondary Source Extruding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 325211 Inspection # 1241197
GPS Coordinates 34.81000, -87.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was splashed by hot plastic while changing screen filters on an extruder machine, suffering second degree burns to the forearms and face. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 9, 2017, a worker at Custom Synthetic Fibers, LLC in ROGERSVILLE, ALABAMA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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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