Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at JTEKT-KOYO
Start: 1/25/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010718 · 1/25/2016 · JTEKT-KOYO

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Whole body
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
Source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: JTEKT-KOYO
Location: 615 Torrington Drive, DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA, 30533
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While taking measurements in the heat treatment furnace, an employee stepped onto a non-load bearing support and fell into a vat of 220-degree quench oil. The employee suffered second and third degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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