Molten metal burns: further evidence of industrial foundries' failure to comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations.

Autor: Faulkner BC; Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, USA., Drake DB, Gear AJ, Watkins FH, Edlich RF
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of emergency medicine [J Emerg Med] 1997 Sep-Oct; Vol. 15 (5), pp. 675-7.
DOI: 10.1016/s0736-4679(97)00148-0
Abstrakt: The purpose of this report is to describe another case of a molten metal burn to the foot of a foundry worker. The foundry in which he worked failed to comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations with regard to protective apparel. This injury could have been prevented with annual, unscheduled inspections by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and with enforcement of additional regulations regarding protective apparel.
Databáze: MEDLINE