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Tiger Poly Mfg.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tiger Poly Mfg. in GROVE CITY, OHIO
Employer Tiger Poly Mfg. Report ID 2019010194
Address 6231 Enterprise Parkway City, State ZIP GROVE CITY, OHIO 43123
Event Date January 7, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary Source Plastic injection molding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 332812 Inspection # 1371323
GPS Coordinates 39.83000, -83.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on top of an injection molding machine, looking into the machine with a flashlight to find jammed material. The material splashed up onto the employee's face, neck, and arm, causing second- and third-degree burns.

Incident Summary

On January 7, 2019, a worker at Tiger Poly Mfg. in GROVE CITY, OHIO suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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