Incident date: 2024-10-28
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was using pressurized air to blow hot thermoplastic material from a pressurized line in a thermoplastic striper machine out into a pan. An open valve caused the molten plastic to come out into the pan with force and then strike the employee's right hand, arm, and face resulting in third-degree burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Hot or molten materials  n.e.c..
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  third degree or higher
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate