Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117639.015 - Employee incurs multiple burns when struck by hot plastic

Accident Summary Nr: 117639.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 06/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1412844.015	07/02/2019		325991	Electric Cable Compounds, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on June 24, 2019, an employee was manually pulling extruded soft hot plastic from a machine feeding the product to be cleaned out. As the hot plastic fed out of the extruder it exploded and spewed hot plastic pieces from a purging tool striking the employee. The employee sustained multiple severe burns to the left side of his face, left ear and right wrist, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Burn, Cleaning, Ear, Explosion, Face, Heat, High Pressure, High Temperature, Machine operator, PPE, Plastic Mfg, Purging, Sprayed, Struck By, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1412844.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Extruding and forming machine operators

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