Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS
Start: 8/10/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015085601 · 8/10/2015 · JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Structures and surfaces, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS
Location: 2425 US-77 North, WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS, 75165
NAICS: 327390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading an auto clave, stepped off of a concrete auto plate located outside of the work platform, and fell approximately 18 inches into a condensate drain. The drain contained hot water at a temperature of 170 degrees. The employee sustained second degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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