Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Imperial-Savannah, LP
Start: 7/4/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016075974 · 7/4/2016 · Imperial-Savannah, LP

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: Imperial-Savannah, LP
Location: 201 Oxnard Dr, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31407
NAICS: 311314
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning floors with a hot-water hose when the hose burst and sprayed the employee, causing third-degree burns to the employee's left foot and ankle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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