# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at LANDMARK PLASTIC CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2019076806` · 7/7/2019 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Plastics, resins, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** LANDMARK PLASTIC CORP.
- **Location:** 1331 KELLY AVENUE, AKRON, OHIO, 44306
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a plastic extrusion line. The employee was using a hand tool to scrape excess plastic from the end of the line when a pocket of hot gas and plastic erupted and burned the employee's hands and forearm.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*