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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at A. Schulman Inc. in La Porte, Texas
DATE: 01/14/16
An operator turned off the extruder when a maintenance worker told him to turn it back on. As he was turning it back on, he purged the machine. Air was caught behind some plastic, causing the 325-degree plastic to shoot out and hit the employee’s right arm. The employee suffered third degree burns.
| Report ID |
2016010354 |
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| Date |
01/14/2016 |
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| UPA |
1055357 |
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| Inspection |
1120853 |
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| Primary NAICS |
325211 |
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| Nature |
1523 |
Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns |
| Part of Body |
420 |
Arm(s), unspecified |
| Source |
1750 |
Plastics, resins, unspecified |
| Event |
533 |
Contact with hot objects or substances |
| Hospitalized |
Yes |
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| Amputation |
No |
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