Alloy Resources, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Second degree heat (thermal) burns - ALBERTVILLE, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Alloy Resources, Inc. in ALBERTVILLE, Alabama
Employer Alloy Resources, Inc.
Address 1279 Brashers Chapel Road
City, State ZIP ALBERTVILLE, Alabama 35951
Report ID 2020065382
Event Date June 9, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Head and neck
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Molten or hot metals, slag
Industry (NAICS) 331492
Inspection # 1480391
GPS Coordinates 34.31264, -86.23432

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Incident Narrative

An employee was inserting an oxygen lance into a furnace to melt metal that had solidified over the argon injection ports. Molten metal splashed out onto the employee's face and neck, melted the employee's face shield and safety glasses, and caused first- and second-degree burns over five percent of the employee's face and neck. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 9, 2020, a worker at Alloy Resources, Inc. in ALBERTVILLE, Alabama suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the head and neck. 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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