Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94103.015 - Employee is burned when molten metal splashed onto face

Accident Summary Nr: 94103.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/24/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1207145.015	02/01/2017		331313	Adalet/Scott Fetzer Co.

Abstract: At 5:30 a.m. on January 24, 2017, an employee was pouring hot aluminum into a flask to create a mold. The employee began to pour the aluminum through a S funnel system when the hot metal had a reaction, violently erupted, and splashed onto the employee's face and neck. The employee was taken to the hospital and treated for burns. The employee returned a few days later and was admitted to perform a skin graph on his neck. The employee was kept in the hospital for three days..

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Explosion, Face, Molten Metal, Neck, Skin, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1207145.015	21	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Molding and casting machine operators

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