Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122822.015 - Employee loses balance, enters foot into molten zine and in

Accident Summary Nr: 122822.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 12/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1453211.015	12/30/2019		331210	Wheatland Tube Company

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on December 21, 2019, a machine operator (Employee #1) was cleaning hardened zinc from zinc pot 1. The cover for the zinc pot was removed for this cleaning process. Employee #1 chiseled the hardened zinc by standing on a walkway that was level with the zinc pot. Employee #1 turned to exit but lost his balance, causing his foot to go into the molten zinc. A coworker pulled the employee from the zinc pot and initiated emergency care. The severe burns resulted in an amputation of the foot. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Burn, Cleaning, Foot, Lost Balance, Machine operator, Molten Metal

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1453211.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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