AZZ Galvanizing - Rockford LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AZZ Galvanizing - Rockford LLC in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
Employer AZZ Galvanizing - Rockford LLC Report ID 2020076537
Address 1925 Kishwaukee St. City, State ZIP ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61104
Event Date July 13, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 332812 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.24000, -89.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting product placement in the finished part container, which sits on the end of the quench tank. Water splashed out of the tank and landed on the employee causing second degree burns to the left arm and hand and the left side of the torso.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2020, a worker at AZZ Galvanizing - Rockford LLC in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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