Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Aqua Ez, Inc.
Start: 4/10/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017043823 · 4/10/2017 · Aqua Ez, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Beauty preparations, cosmetics

Employer

Name: Aqua Ez, Inc.
Location: 6100 Wheaton Dr. SW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30336
NAICS: 325620
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was turning on an electrical box agitator near a high-speed mixing tank when hot liquid hair conditioner, at > 212 degrees F, came out of the tank and caused second degree burns on the employee's upper torso, head, and face.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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