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AK Steel Corporation

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AK Steel Corporation in BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer AK Steel Corporation Report ID 2017099098
Address 210 Pittsburgh Road City, State ZIP BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA 16001
Event Date September 21, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection # 1265954
GPS Coordinates 40.83000, -79.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing a 2-inch braided hose equipped with cam locks. The cam locks disengaged, and the employee was sprayed with steam and hot water, suffering second degree burns to both hands and the left arm, as well as possible second degree burns to the forehead and neck.

Incident Summary

On September 21, 2017, a worker at AK Steel Corporation in BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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