Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at SP Fiber Technologies Southeast, LLC
Start: 5/21/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015053071 · 5/21/2015 · SP Fiber Technologies Southeast, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Pressurized water-blast

Employer

Name: SP Fiber Technologies Southeast, LLC
Location: 709 Papermill Road, DUBLIN, GEORGIA, 31027
NAICS: 322121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing out a gasket on the discharge side of the power boiler feed water pump. Hot water (200+ degrees) released from the pipe and burned the employee's shoulder, chest, and stomach, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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