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Profile Plastics, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — CANTON, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Profile Plastics, Inc. in CANTON, OHIO
Employer Profile Plastics, Inc. Report ID 2017099399
Address 1226 Prospect City, State ZIP CANTON, OHIO 44706
Event Date September 29, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Plastics, resins, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1270238
GPS Coordinates 40.78000, -81.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing regular maintenance on a die machine when hot melted plastic fell from the machine and landed on his face. He suffered second and third degree burns on his face and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 29, 2017, a worker at Profile Plastics, Inc. in CANTON, OHIO suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the face, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with plastics, resins, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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