Carrollton, GA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Carrollton Copper Rod Mill
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Carrollton Copper Rod Mill in 372 Central High Road, Carrollton, GA 30117 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator Rod Furnace in wire & Cable.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Carrollton Copper Rod Mill
- Parent company
- Southwire
- Street
- 372 Central High Road
- City
- Carrollton
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30117
- On-site location
- West Furnace
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 66
Before the incident
Lancing B-2 burner tube.
What happened
Furnace Operation Team Member (TM) was working on the west furnace in preparation for start-up due to a weekly PWBC (Pot-Wheel-Band Change). TM was lancing the B-row burners to get them cleared out and ready for start-up working on the second row burners (B-row) when the incident occurred. At approximately [REDACTED] while lacing B-2 burner an unexpected stream of molten copper projected out of the burner opening while lancing by TM. Molten copper reached TM who was wearing his high temp silver PPE and flame-resistant uniform underneath resulting in minor a first degree burn to right shin (2 X 4 area) and small burn spot above inside his right ankle.
Injury or illness
Nature of Injury Illness:: Burn - Second Degree; Body Part(s):: Leg - Shin(Right)
Object or substance involved
Molten copper flowing out of burner tube.
Summary line
Nature of Injury Illness:: Burn - Second Degree; Cause of Injury Illness::BurnScaldContact Steam Hot Fluid; Body Part(s):: Leg - Shin(Right); Object Substance:: Molten copper flowing out of burner tube
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator Rod Furnace
- SOC code
- 51-4051: Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 331420: Wire & Cable
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 131
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 302,485
- Establishment ID
- 995775
- Employer case #
- US-COPPER-
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:45
- Time of incident
- 16:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-01
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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