Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Rich Products Corporation
Start: 3/9/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017032191 · 3/9/2017 · Rich Products Corporation

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: Water

Employer

Name: Rich Products Corporation
Location: 14847 Fairway Pines Drive, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, 77489
NAICS: 311813
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee working in sanitation was pulling the bucket out of the COP tank and spilled hot water onto herself. The employee suffered second degree burns on the chest, abdomen and legs. Water in the COP tank is circulated by a pump to clean the inside of buckets. The water temperature was approximately 180 degrees and the buckets hold approximately 5 pounds of water.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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