Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at KT-Grant, Inc.
Start: 5/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016058168 · 5/14/2016 · KT-Grant, Inc.

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: Steam, vapors-nonchemical

Employer

Name: KT-Grant, Inc.
Location: KT-Grant, Inc. Arkansas, BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72315
NAICS: 532412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a drop-out chamber with a Grant machine. Material fell onto the wet ground creating steam that caused second degree burns to the employee's face, ears, neck and knees.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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