Manassas Polymers
Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — CALHOUN, GEORGIA
| Employer | Manassas Polymers | Report ID | 20191011122 |
| Address | 161 Executuive Dr. Calhoun: Warehouse Area | City, State ZIP | CALHOUN, GEORGIA 30701 |
| Event Date | October 24, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Plastics, resins, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Extruding machinery | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.47000, -84.92000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working as the lead operator of an extrusion line and was monitoring the operation of the plastics extruder. The employee was standing next to the vent of an extruder machine when hot plastic overflowed from the extrusion line s vacuum vent. The employee sustained severe burns to his arms and forehead.
Incident Summary
On October 24, 2019, a worker at Manassas Polymers in CALHOUN, GEORGIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with plastics, resins, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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