Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at STERLING ETHANOL
Start: 1/13/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010342 · 1/13/2016 · STERLING ETHANOL

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: STERLING ETHANOL
Location: 450 ANGUS AVENUE, STERLING, COLORADO, 80751
NAICS: 324110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was unplugging a process condensate drain line. When the plug came loose, 200-degree water shot out and caused 2nd degree burns on the employee's chest, neck, and arm. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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