Aluminum Dynamics Construction Entrance

Contact with hot objects or substances — Thermal burns third degree or higher — COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Aluminum Dynamics Construction Entrance in COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Aluminum Dynamics Construction Entrance Report ID 2024042932
Address 3413 Charleigh D Ford Junior Drive City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI 39701
Event Date April 3, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Thermal burns third degree or higher Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water, liquids nonchemical
Secondary Source Pumps except oil well
Industry (NAICS) 331313 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.39000, -88.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a gasoline-powered pump to remove water from the ground floor sump of a storage building. The pump became blocked and overheated. The employee was removing the blockage when he was sprayed with hot mud and steam, resulting in first- and second-degree burns to his right hand and left wrist, as well as a third-degree burn to the underside of the left wrist.

Incident Summary

On April 3, 2024, a worker at Aluminum Dynamics Construction Entrance in COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI suffered thermal burns third degree or higher to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water, liquids nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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