Keymark Corporation
Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — FONDA, NEW YORK
| Employer | Keymark Corporation | Report ID | 2019033243 |
| Address | 1188 Cayadutta Street | City, State ZIP | FONDA, NEW YORK 12068 |
| Event Date | March 28, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Sole(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Molten or hot metals, slag |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331316 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.95000, -74.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had to remove a plug from one furnace to allow molten aluminum to move along a trough to another furnace. When he removed the plug, the molten aluminum splashed out of the trough and went on his pant leg and into his open boot, traveling into the bottom of his shoe and burning the bottom of his foot. Proper PPE was not worn at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On March 28, 2019, a worker at Keymark Corporation in FONDA, NEW YORK suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the sole(s), unspecified. 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
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