Molten metal burns: further evidence of industrial foundries' failure to comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations.
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.
Faulkner
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Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
Drake
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Gear
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Watkins
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Edlich
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008669:Metallurgy; D011481:Protective Clothing; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration