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NUCOR-YAMATO STEEL, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at NUCOR-YAMATO STEEL, Inc. in BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS
Employer NUCOR-YAMATO STEEL, Inc. Report ID 2018055131
Address 5929 E. STATE HIGHWAY 18 City, State ZIP BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72315
Event Date May 25, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Molten or hot metals, slag
Secondary Source Parts and materials, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection # 1321056
GPS Coordinates 35.91000, -89.78000

Incident Narrative

A caster operator was removing a safety blank while wearing heavy welding gloves to insert a smaller nozzle in a casting tundish holding molten steel. The blank fell onto the top of the shroud, causing the molten steel to splatter onto his flame-resistant clothing and metatarsal safety boots. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to his lower legs and feet.

Incident Summary

On May 25, 2018, a worker at NUCOR-YAMATO STEEL, Inc. in BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.. 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

OSHA has recorded 1,849 severe injury reports involving "Contact with hot objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with hot objects or substances injuries.

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