Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122586.015 - Employee tending furnace incurs burns when struck by molten

Accident Summary Nr: 122586.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1434208.015	12/18/2019		331523	Mag-Tec Casting Corporation

Abstract: At 5:30 a.m. on September 23, 2019, an employee was working for a metal foundry inserting a steel sleeve (auger frame) into a die casting furnace of molten magnesium. The sleeve was cold and wet before it was inserted. As the employee inserted the sleeve, it caused a reaction with the hot magnesium which shot out of the furnace. The employee incurred second to fourth degree burns over areas on the left side of his body, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Abdomen, Arm, Back, Burn, Chemical Reaction, Chest, Die Casting Machine, Elbow, Face, Finger, Flame-Resistant Clothing (FRC), Foundry, Furnace, Hand, Heat, High Temperature, Hip, Inexperience, Machine operator, Melting Furnace, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Molten Metal, Neck, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Shoulder, Struck By, Temperature, Water, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1434208.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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