True Temper Sports, Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — AMORY, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | True Temper Sports, Inc. | Report ID | 2022054397 |
| Address | 931 True Temper Circle | City, State ZIP | AMORY, MISSISSIPPI 38821 |
| Event Date | May 19, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Hand(s), except finger(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Handtools-power not determined, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 339920 | Inspection # | 1598284 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.97000, -88.48000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was reinstalling an agitator pump at the edge of a heated liquid salt tank (600 degrees F). The bottom of the pump rests on a mount and the pump is attached to it with bolts. The alignment tool slipped out of the bolt hole and the employee's left hand contacted the heated liquid salt resulting in burns to the knuckles on his hand.
Incident Summary
On May 19, 2022, a worker at True Temper Sports, Inc. in AMORY, MISSISSIPPI suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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