Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 970798 - Employee burns leg after slipping into molten zinc

Accident Summary Nr: 970798 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/26/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105594485	02/16/1989	3496	0	Usa Industries

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 a.m. on January 26, 1989, Employee #1 pulled a roll of wire fencing in front of a galvanizer and stepped on the galvanizer apron. He was rethreading the fencing following cleanup operations when his foot slipped into an approximately 16 ft by 10 in. opening, allowing the front of his left leg to contact the molten zinc. He was working alone, but was seen running to the large basin in the change room to cool the burn. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two weeks and as of this inspection was still under a doctor's care.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, SLIP, MOLTEN METAL, TANK, UNGUARDED, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105594485			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Metal plating machine operators

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