Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Start: 9/6/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017098579 · 9/6/2017 · U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Explosion, n.e.c.
Source: Lawn mowers-riding

Employer

Name: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Location: 501 GARY HILL ROAD, EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29824
NAICS: 922140
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was riding a tractor mower back to the shop because it was running hot when the mower's radiator exploded. He was sprayed with hot radiator fluid, suffering first and second degree thermal burns/blistering to his face and requiring hospitalization.

Source

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