Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Brown Palace Hotel
Start: 3/1/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016031849 · 3/1/2016 · Brown Palace Hotel

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Fabric pressers and ironing appliances

Employer

Name: Brown Palace Hotel
Location: 321 17th Street, DENVER, COLORADO, 80202
NAICS: 721110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a laundry press when the press fell on her hand from the up position. She suffered fourth degree burns on the left hand and a possible broken bone, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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