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Accuride Corporation

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Accuride Corporation in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
Employer Accuride Corporation Report ID 2022065199
Address 302 Peoples Ave. City, State ZIP ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61104
Event Date June 15, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Molten or hot metals, slag
Industry (NAICS) 331513 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.24000, -89.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pouring iron on a melt line when iron splashed off a mold, down his leg, and into his boot. The employee suffered burns and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2022, a worker at Accuride Corporation in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified. 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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