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GOODYEAR

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — TOPEKA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GOODYEAR in TOPEKA, KANSAS
Employer GOODYEAR Report ID 2019077279
Address 2000 N.W. HWY. 24 City, State ZIP TOPEKA, KANSAS 66618
Event Date July 17, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.09000, -95.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee walked into a press to grab a tire that was in the unloader. The press pushed the employee into a hot ring, causing burns.

Incident Summary

On July 17, 2019, a worker at GOODYEAR in TOPEKA, KANSAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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