Watry Industries LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Watry Industries LLC | Report ID | 2020098316 |
| Address | 3312 Lakeshore Drive | City, State ZIP | SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN 53081 |
| Event Date | September 1, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Multiple body parts, unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Molten or hot metals, slag |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331524 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.72000, -87.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was charging an aluminum furnace by adding a solid aluminum ingot into the molten aluminum bath. When the ingot was added, an explosion occurred and the employee sustained burns to multiple parts of the body.
Incident Summary
On September 1, 2020, a worker at Watry Industries LLC in SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, unspecified. 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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