- Three men were burnt by 450-degree liquid zinc at Adelaide factory on Sunday
- The men were splashed with the molten metal after a beam fell into the liquid
- A man in his 60s suffered serious facial burns and was taken to Royal Adelaide
- The incident is now under investigation by SafeWork South Australia
Three men were rushed to hospital after they were burnt with scorching hot molten metal at an Adelaide factory.
The men were splashed with 450-degree liquid zinc after a beam fell into the metal shortly before 6.30am on Sunday.
The freak accident occurred at a Adelaide Galvanising Industries plant in Cavan.
Three men were rushed to hospital after they were burnt with 450-degree liquid zinc at an Adelaide factory on Sunday morning
A man in his 60s suffered serious facial burns from the splash and was taken to Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment.
Two others were also taken to hospital as emergency service crews praised the quick thinking of staff.
‘Their co-workers jumped straight into action and put the injured straight into a shower,’ paramedic Nathan Parks told 9 News.
A man in his 60s suffered serious facial burns from the splash and was taken to Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment
Adelaide Galvanising Industries said its priority now is the welfare of the injured workers and their families
Factory worker Dave Hisee was also hit by the scorching liquid but escaped unscathed.
‘My uniform took the full force of it, I’m good as gold,’ he said.
The incident is now under investigation by SafeWork South Australia.
Adelaide Galvanising Industries said its priority now is the welfare of the injured workers and their families.