FRANKLIN ALUMINUM COMPANY, INC.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Second degree heat (thermal) burns - FRANKLIN, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at FRANKLIN ALUMINUM COMPANY, INC. in FRANKLIN, Georgia
Employer FRANKLIN ALUMINUM COMPANY, INC.
Address 266 MARY JOHNSON DR,
City, State ZIP FRANKLIN, Georgia 30217
Report ID 2020109478
Event Date October 5, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Resins
Secondary Source Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331316
Inspection # 1497960
GPS Coordinates 33.28000, -85.11000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing the molding machine for the shift by removing the sprue plug from the injector. When the sprue was removed, hot resin struck the employee's left hand and arm resulting in first and second degree burns.

Incident Summary

On October 5, 2020, a worker at FRANKLIN ALUMINUM COMPANY, INC. in FRANKLIN, Georgia suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with resins identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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