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Hollingsworth & Vose Company

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — GREENWICH, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hollingsworth & Vose Company in GREENWICH, NEW YORK
Employer Hollingsworth & Vose Company Report ID 2019055275
Address 2322 State Route 29 City, State ZIP GREENWICH, NEW YORK 12834
Event Date May 24, 2019 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 Dryers-paper production
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.09000, -73.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was threading a 12" tail into the lead-out roll under the thru air dryer on a paper machine when the paper tail fell out. The employee went to manually tuck it into the nip point, and his right arm was drawn into the roller. He suffered a third degree burn to the right forearm that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On May 24, 2019, a worker at Hollingsworth & Vose Company in GREENWICH, NEW YORK suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with dryers-paper production 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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