Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at 3M Company Inc.
Start: 5/25/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054725 · 5/25/2017 · 3M Company Inc.

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: 3M Company Inc.
Location: 1400 State Docks Rd., DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS: 325998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 5/25/17, an employee was setting up a tote on a scale when a hose came out of the tote, which was being filled with hot deionized water. The water contacted the employee, causing first and second degree burns on the employee's back and foot.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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