Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at CRDN of Northern Illinois
Start: 6/13/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065389 · 6/13/2017 · CRDN of Northern Illinois

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Fabric pressers and ironing appliances

Employer

Name: CRDN of Northern Illinois
Location: 130 W. State Street, GENEVA, ILLINOIS, 60134
NAICS: 812320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pressing a pair of pants. As she leaned over to adjust an air vent, her body pressed the actuator button, causing the hot press to come down on her hand. She suffered a third degree burn and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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