Incident date: 2023-05-16
NAICS industry code: 334416

An employee was adding solid aluminum to molten steel when the crucible erupted. This caused a fire to occur in the area around the furnace. It is suspected that the molten steel splashed off the employee's chest and up through his face shield. The employee sustained second-and-third-degrees burns to his face and right hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate