Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at American Red Cross
Start: 6/29/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017066035 · 6/29/2017 · American Red Cross

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Antifreeze

Employer

Name: American Red Cross
Location: 5440 S 56th St, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68516
NAICS: 621991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking the engine/generator on a bus when the radiator cap loosened and hot engine coolant splashed onto his arm, causing second/third degree burns. Some fluid also splashed in his mouth.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown