Vibracoustic USA Inc

Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - CARMI, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Vibracoustic USA Inc in CARMI, Illinois
Employer Vibracoustic USA Inc
Address 102 Industrial Ave
City, State ZIP CARMI, Illinois 62821
Report ID 20191011031
Event Date October 22, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 339991
Inspection # 1446715
GPS Coordinates 38.07901, -88.18959

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Incident Narrative

An employee was opening the parts plate after a cycle on a compression molding machine. As the upper plate opened, the employee noticed a part stuck in the upper plate. The employee reached in between the upper plate and the tool to reach the stuck part. As the employee reached in, the hook from the hoist chain released and the upper plate fell down onto the employee's hand, causing a burn injury.

Incident Summary

On October 22, 2019, a worker at Vibracoustic USA Inc in CARMI, Illinois suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. 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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