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Braddock Metallurgical

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Braddock Metallurgical in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer Braddock Metallurgical Report ID 2022108982
Address 1050 Lagrange Boulevard Southwest City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30336
Event Date October 12, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Forging machinery
Industry (NAICS) 332811 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.72000, -84.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a ladder, cutting wires in a furnace to perform testing. Residual gas in the furnace ignited and burned both the employee's arms.

Incident Summary

On October 12, 2022, a worker at Braddock Metallurgical in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with forging machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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