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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2016065672 · 6/24/2016 · Eco Services Operations Corp

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, liquids, ice, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Eco Services Operations Corp
Location
3439 Park Street, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77520
NAICS
325180
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were taking an old boiler unit that had been inactive for several years and replacing it with a new unit. One of the employees had been cutting some of the old piping and the other employee started to take off the controls from the boiler. At some point, the employee taking off the controls hit a control that opened a valve on one of the pipes that had already been cut. That particular pipe was attached to another active boiler. When the valve opened it sprayed the other employee that was cutting out the old piping with hot water and steam causing first and second degree burns to his chest, arm, shoulder, and knee. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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