Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141351.015 - Employee suffers multiple third degree burns from eruption

Accident Summary Nr: 141351.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 11/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1565178.015	11/22/2021		331110	Jsw Steel Usa Ohio, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on November 15, 2021, an employee was stirring mold with a metal rod on Tundish Car #1 prior to capping the mold. As the molten metal was emptied from the tundish, an eruption occurred when slag contacted water in the spray chamber. The employee suffered multiple third-degree spot burns to the employee's neck, right hand, and right leg. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Hand, Leg, Mold, Molten Slag, Neck, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1565178.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury

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