OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221413511
JSW STEEL USA OHIO, INC.
MINGO JUNCTION, OH·
Event description
Employee suffers multiple third degree burns from eruption
Investigation abstract
At 12:45 p.m. on November 15, 2021, an employee was stirring mold with a metal rod on Tundish Car #1 prior to capping the mold. As the molten metal was emptied from the tundish, an eruption occurred when slag contacted water in the spray chamber. The employee suffered multiple third-degree spot burns to the employee's neck, right hand, and right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 0
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