Advance Die Casting Company, LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Advance Die Casting Company, LLC | Report ID | 2017076393 |
| Address | 3760 North Holton Street | City, State ZIP | MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53212 |
| Event Date | July 11, 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 |
| Secondary Source | Forging machinery | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331521 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.08000, -87.90000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking away from a furnace when molten metal sprayed from the furnace's crucible hole and contacted his foot, causing second degree burns.
Incident Summary
On July 11, 2017, a worker at Advance Die Casting Company, LLC in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 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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