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Cast Nylons, Ltd.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — WILLOUGHBY, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cast Nylons, Ltd. in WILLOUGHBY, OHIO
Employer Cast Nylons, Ltd. Report ID 2020010489
Address 4300 Hammon Pkwy City, State ZIP WILLOUGHBY, OHIO 44094
Event Date January 16, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Chemicals, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325991 Inspection # 1457866
GPS Coordinates 41.63000, -81.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to offload a container when the container contents leaked and he was sprayed with caprolactam. He was hospitalized with thermal burns from the hot chemical (over 100 degrees).

Incident Summary

On January 16, 2020, a worker at Cast Nylons, Ltd. in WILLOUGHBY, OHIO suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with chemicals, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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