Tensar International Corporation
Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — MORROW, Georgia
| Employer | Tensar International Corporation |
| Address | 1210 Citizens Parkway |
| City, State ZIP | MORROW, Georgia 30260 |
| Report ID | 2022087112 |
| Event Date | August 11, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns |
| Body Part | Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| Source of Injury | Plastics, resins, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325211 |
| Inspection # | 1616431 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.56000, -84.35000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a machine's die head. Hot plastic was purged onto the employee, who suffered second- and third-degree burns to the lower right forearm from wrist to elbow.
Incident Summary
On August 11, 2022, a worker at Tensar International Corporation in MORROW, Georgia suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. 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
OSHA has recorded 1,849 severe injury reports involving "Contact with hot objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with hot objects or substances injuries.
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