Highway Safety Corporation
Contact with hot objects or substances — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT
| Employer | Highway Safety Corporation | Report ID | 20191011300 |
| Address | 239 Commerce Street | City, State ZIP | GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT 06033 |
| Event Date | October 28, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Molten or hot metals, slag |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332322 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.71000, -72.58000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee suffered an eye injury while pouring a zinc oxide product into a bucket.
Incident Summary
On October 28, 2019, a worker at Highway Safety Corporation in GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). 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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