Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Thermal burns degree unspecified — PEORIA, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc. in PEORIA, ILLINOIS
Employer Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc. Report ID 2025076497
Address 7000 SW Adams City, State ZIP PEORIA, ILLINOIS 61641
Event Date July 7, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Thermal burns degree unspecified Body Part Foot(feet) and leg(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Molten metal, slag
Secondary Source Shoes, socks, footwear
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.64000, -89.65000

Incident Narrative

On July 7, 2025, at approximately 1:45 AM, an employee was moving vermiculite in a zinc pan with shovel. Molten zinc entered his left boot and caused burns to his shin and the top of his foot.

Incident Summary

On July 7, 2025, a worker at Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc. in PEORIA, ILLINOIS suffered thermal burns degree unspecified to the foot(feet) and leg(s) n.e.c.. 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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