Incident date: 2018-11-23
NAICS industry code: 331410

On November 23, 2018, an employee was dumping metal scrap into a charge pot in the melt room when an explosion occurred and hot mag flew out and peppered the employee. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the left wrist, right hand, right shoulder, neck, upper arm, head, and scalp.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Molten or hot metals, slag
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate