Incident date: 2022-03-25
NAICS industry code: 331524

After preparing a mold for a pour in an aluminum foundry, an employee exited the mold and came into contact with an open flame that ignited his shirt. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to the back and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Forging machinery
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate