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Morton Salt Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Morton Salt Inc. in RITTMAN, OHIO
Employer Morton Salt Inc. Report ID 20181212563
Address 151 South Industrial Ave City, State ZIP RITTMAN, OHIO 44270
Event Date December 7, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Liquids, unspecified
Secondary Source Valves, nozzles
Industry (NAICS) 311942 Inspection # 1365937
GPS Coordinates 40.97000, -81.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing a routine check of the retainer system. He opened a valve to flush the solution back through the closed-loop system into the tank when a part of the valve failed. The heated solution struck the employee causing second degree burns to the right side of the torso and third degree burns to the right forearm.

Incident Summary

On December 7, 2018, a worker at Morton Salt Inc. in RITTMAN, OHIO suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with liquids, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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