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Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
1 hospitalization · 2015096348 · 9/2/2015 · Harcros Chemicals Inc
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- Nature of injury
- Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
Cause
- Event
- Contact with hot objects or substances
- Source
- Water
Employer
- Name
- Harcros Chemicals Inc
- Location
- 5200 Speaker Road, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66106
- NAICS
- 325188
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was washing out a tank with hot water that was about 130 to 140 degrees. The hot water scalded his back, resulting in third degree burns.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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