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Aerospace Lubricants

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — COLUMBUS, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Aerospace Lubricants in COLUMBUS, OHIO
Employer Aerospace Lubricants Report ID 2023076572
Address 1600 Georgesville Road City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, OHIO 43228
Event Date July 22, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Lubricating greases, cutting oils
Industry (NAICS) 324191 Inspection # 1686775
GPS Coordinates 39.91000, -83.13000

Incident Narrative

Employees were filling 55-gallon drums of finished lubricant from a cook kettle. The injured employee was operating the kettle valve when the seal on the filter basket failed under pressure, spraying the employee with 300-400-degree F lubricant. The employee sustained second-and third-degree burns to 20% of the body, including his chest, arms, and legs and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2023, a worker at Aerospace Lubricants in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with lubricating greases, cutting oils 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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