Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC
Start: 3/19/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017032524 · 3/19/2017 · MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC

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
Secondary source: Boilers

Employer

Name: MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC
Location: 9959 LA Hwy 18, SAINT JAMES, LOUISIANA, 70086
NAICS: 325314
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a valve to reduce steam pressure in a boiler when hot water sprayed out of a vent line and hit him. He sustained second degree burns to his hands, right knee, and neck-facial area.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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