SALESVILLE, ARKANSAS·
Baxter Healthcare
Contact with hot objects or substances · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Baxter Healthcare, 1900 Hwy 201 North Mountain Home,, SALESVILLE, ARKANSAS 72653 on , Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a plastics extrusion machine when a pressure buildup due to temperature differences in the plastic material caused a release of liquid plastic. The liquid plastic contacted the employee between a seam in the employee's PPE glove and protective garment (sleeve), burning the left forearm and hand. The employee was hospitalized.
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