Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at SHPC, Inc.
Start: 2/22/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021717 · 2/22/2017 · SHPC, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified

Employer

Name: SHPC, Inc.
Location: 2198 West Beaver St, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32209
NAICS: 115112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trailing ants throughout a facility when he stopped beside a pipe that emitted steam. The steam caused second degree burns to both ankles and the top of his feet.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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