Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Washington County Cogeneration Facility
Start: 9/12/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016098624 · 9/12/2016 · Washington County Cogeneration Facility

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: Washington County Cogeneration Facility
Location: 1638 Industrial Rd, MC INTOSH, ALABAMA, 36553
NAICS: 926130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was servicing and performing maintenance on a package boiler when energized thermal energy (high temperature water) breached the employee's boots and caused second-degree burns to the right and left feet.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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