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Union Electric Steel Corporation

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Union Electric Steel Corporation in CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Union Electric Steel Corporation Report ID 2017076953
Address 726 Bell Avenue City, State ZIP CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA 15106
Event Date July 25, 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 Lubricating greases, cutting oils
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.41000, -80.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was heating up an area on a cast work roll with a torch. Grease was sealed in a compartment on the work roll. When the compartment was heated, the employee was splashed with heated grease, suffering second degree burns on his neck, chest, and forearms.

Incident Summary

On July 25, 2017, a worker at Union Electric Steel Corporation in CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA 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 lubricating greases, cutting oils identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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