Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Anniston Army Depot
Start: 2/13/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021412 · 2/13/2017 · Anniston Army Depot

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
Source: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Anniston Army Depot
Location: Hill Air Force Base, HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH, 84056
NAICS: 488999
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a jammed turntable in an industrial parts washer. When he opened up the parts washer and stepped in, a section of screen collapsed and he fell into water that was approximately 180 degrees. He received second and third degree burns on his foot and shin.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown