Silgan Plastics Corporation
Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA
| Employer | Silgan Plastics Corporation | Report ID | 2021043545 |
| Address | 475 Technology Drive | City, State ZIP | TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA 26059 |
| Event Date | April 29, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Plastics, resins, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326160 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.07000, -80.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee changed out a press mold and heated a nozzle with a torch to purge the press out. After the employee was finished heating the nozzle, he went to close the front door when degraded plastic came out of the barrel and onto his right arm. The employee suffered burns to his arm that required hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On April 29, 2021, a worker at Silgan Plastics Corporation in TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with plastics, resins, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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