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U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — BESSEMER, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company in BESSEMER, ALABAMA
Employer U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company Report ID 2021097787
Address 2023 Saint Louis Avenue City, State ZIP BESSEMER, ALABAMA 35020
Event Date September 10, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Hip(s) and leg(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Molten or hot metals, slag
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331511 Inspection # 1553637
GPS Coordinates 33.41000, -86.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pouring iron at a casting machine when a crane bumped the employee's ladle resulting in molten iron splashing onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the right hip, ankle, and foot.

Incident Summary

On September 10, 2021, a worker at U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company in BESSEMER, ALABAMA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hip(s) and leg(s). 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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