Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100262.015 - Employee sustains burns when splashed by molten zinc

Accident Summary Nr: 100262.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1273599.015	10/25/2017		332812	Metalplate Galvanizing, L.P. (East Plant)

Abstract: At 1:10 a.m. on October 25, 2017, an employee was working at a firm that provided metal plating and galvanizing. Material was being galvanized in a kettle of molten zinc. The process was complete, so the material was being raised from the kettle. The employee was standing on the north side of the kettle. Wire ties attaching a metal pipe to two other pipes failed. The pipe was not secured in the sling, and it fell back into the kettle. Molten zinc splashed onto the employee. He sustained second- and third-degree burns, as well as chemical burns to his arms, neck, and head. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Chemical Burn, Falling Object, Head, High Temperature, Material Handling, Molten Metal, Neck, Rigging, Struck By, Suspended Load, Unstable Load, Zinc Plating

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1273599.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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