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Technical Industries, Inc

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Technical Industries, Inc in TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT
Employer Technical Industries, Inc Report ID 2022054500
Address 336 Pinewoods Road City, State ZIP TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT 06790
Event Date May 24, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Plastics, resins, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1602879
GPS Coordinates 41.87000, -73.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee tried to turn off the alarm on the machine when their hand and wrist were burned by molten and pressurized nylon that was coming out of a nozzle.

Incident Summary

On May 24, 2022, a worker at Technical Industries, Inc in TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hand(s) and wrist(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with plastics, resins, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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