Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Imperial Sugar
Start: 8/26/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015086177 · 8/26/2015 · Imperial Sugar

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: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: Imperial Sugar
Location: 201 Oxnard Drive, PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA, 31407
NAICS: 311312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee, a char-house operator, was washing sugar off the floor around filter-top #15. He tripped over a hose and fell to the floor. Hot water (180 degrees F) from the hose got into his elbow-length gloves. His back was burned when he fell backwards.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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