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Allied Tube & Conduit Corporation

Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — HARVEY, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Allied Tube & Conduit Corporation in HARVEY, ILLINOIS
Employer Allied Tube & Conduit Corporation Report ID 2023010042
Address 16100 South Lathrop Ave. City, State ZIP HARVEY, ILLINOIS 60426
Event Date January 3, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Molten or hot metals, slag
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # 1642880
GPS Coordinates 41.59000, -87.64000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was assisting with the reinstallation of an exhaust hood on a mill zinc pot. As he was preparing to install bolts on the framework for the exhaust hood, he stepped on insulation that was covering an opening on the pot, submerging his right leg up to his knee into molten zinc and resulting in burns to the leg.

Incident Summary

On January 3, 2023, a worker at Allied Tube & Conduit Corporation in HARVEY, ILLINOIS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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