SCURLOCK INDUSTRIES OF SPRINGFIELD, INC.
Contact with hot objects or substances — Thermal burns degree unspecified — SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
| Employer | SCURLOCK INDUSTRIES OF SPRINGFIELD, INC. | Report ID | 2025054903 |
| Address | 3401 WEST COMMERCIAL STREET | City, State ZIP | SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65803 |
| Event Date | May 23, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Thermal burns degree unspecified | Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Molten metal, slag |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327390 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.23000, -93.34000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was welding flared ends in the wire room inside the warehouse when a piece of welding slag fell and burned through his jeans and into his left boot. The employee was hospitalized with a burn to the top of his left ankle and required surgery.
Incident Summary
On May 23, 2025, a worker at SCURLOCK INDUSTRIES OF SPRINGFIELD, INC. in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI suffered thermal burns degree unspecified to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with molten metal, slag identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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