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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2017054577 · 5/19/2017 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury
Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Antifreeze

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
1900 Bush Creek Rd, FRANKLINVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, 27248
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

On Friday, May 19, 2017, at approximately 9:48am, an employee was driving her car on her rural delivery route when the car overheated. She parked the vehicle, got out, and attempted to raise the hood when hot antifreeze spewed out of the front grill and burned her from the waist down and on both wrists. She suffered second degree burns and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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