Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nucor Steel Kankakee Inc, 1 Nucor Way, BOURBONNAIS, ILLINOIS 60914
on , Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee approached an electric arc furnace in preparation to lance a tap-hole. As they approached the tap-hole, a cooling panel located inside the furnace leaked water onto the molten metal in the furnace. An eruption of steam and fire occurred through the tap-hole, causing the employee to sustain first and second-degree burns to the thighs, lower abdomen, face, throat and nose . They were hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Fire, flame