A worker suffers 30% burns on his legs after falling into a cauldron containing molten zinc at the Nibong Tebal Industrial Park. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, December 9, 2023.

Worker suffers burns on legs after falling into molten zinc cauldron

· The Malaysian Insight

A MAINTENANCE worker suffered 30% burns on his legs after falling into a cauldron of molten zinc during an incident at the Nibong Tebal Industrial Park in Nibong Tebal, today.

A Penang Fire and Rescue Department operations centre spokesman said an emergency call was received at 10.58am and a team from the Nibong Tebal and Sungai Bakap fire stations was dispatched to the location.

“The victim, a maintenance worker, fell into the 450C cauldron, measuring 20x5sq ft.

“The victim suffered 30% burns on his legs,” he said in a statement, adding that the worker was taken by ambulance to the Sungai Bakap Hospital. – Bernama, December 9, 2023.