Commercial Metals Company Steel Florida
Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Commercial Metals Company Steel Florida | Report ID | 2022108942 |
| Address | 16770 Rebar Road | City, State ZIP | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32234 |
| Event Date | October 11, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Molten or hot metals, slag |
| Secondary Source | Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.28000, -81.98000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On October 11, 2022, at 10:48 PM, an employee was operating a runout table when a breakout occurred on one of the strands. The employee plugged and stopped the strand and began cutting the billet. When the billet was cut loose, it fell into the water. The billet contained liquid steel, causing a splash toward the employee after falling into the water. The employee was hospitalized for second-degree burns.
Incident Summary
On October 11, 2022, a worker at Commercial Metals Company Steel Florida in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. 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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