First degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: First degree heat (thermal) burns at Roy O Martin Lumber Company
Start: 1/11/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010226 · 1/11/2016 · Roy O Martin Lumber Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Steam, vapors-nonchemical

Employer

Name: Roy O Martin Lumber Company
Location: 192 Pawnee Road, OAKDALE, LOUISIANA, 71463
NAICS: 321219
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee received first degree burns to the forearms and face from steam that was created when water being used to wash the catalyst media touched a hot spot in the media.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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