Incident date: 2024-09-23
NAICS industry code: 326112

On September 23, 2024, an employee was filling a hot glue tank with glue pellets when he sustained second- and third-degree burns to four fingers on his right hand. The employee was not wearing personal protective equipment at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Glues, adhesives
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  third degree or higher
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate