Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — MADILL, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., LLC | Report ID | 20231211262 |
| Address | 1042 S. 1st Street | City, State ZIP | MADILL, OKLAHOMA 73446 |
| Event Date | December 10, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Foot (feet), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Molten or hot metals, slag |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332618 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.08000, -96.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a shovel to remove waste vermiculite from molten zinc. The metal had been placed in a bin and partially hardened. The employee broke through the partially hardened metal; still-molten metal flowed to the employee's steel-toed right boot and entered through the cloth boot tongue. The employee suffered a third-degree burn to the right foot and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On December 10, 2023, a worker at Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., LLC in MADILL, OKLAHOMA suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the foot (feet), unspecified. 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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