Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Harsco Environmental, 1 Steel Dr Paul Bayou gate, CALVERT, ALABAMA 36513
on , Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
An employee was operating an excavator with a hammer attachment. As the employee began hammering the pot and creating a hole in the slag crust, the slag hit the water and hot material was projected towards the equipment. The employee sustained second and third-degree burns to 10.5% of their body.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableMolten or hot metals, slag