Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Brahma Group
Start: 4/22/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016043370 · 4/22/2016 · Brahma Group

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), n.e.c.
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: Brahma Group
Location: 3201 W US Hwy 400, DODGE CITY, KANSAS, 67801
NAICS: 237990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning when a valve failure caused hot water and steam to release in the area where he was working. He suffered second degree burns on both hands and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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