Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Talenti Gelato
Start: 3/4/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016031960 · 3/4/2016 · Talenti Gelato

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Talenti Gelato
Location: 1058 King Industrial Dr., MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30062
NAICS: 445299
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to unjam a jammed pipe connection when the cast-iron T section of the boiler pipe shattered, causing steam and hot water to release and burn the employee's thighs. The employee suffered second degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown