Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Coast to Coast Systems
Start: 9/9/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017098669 · 9/9/2017 · Coast to Coast Systems

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
Secondary source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Coast to Coast Systems
Location: Schreiber Foods, MUSCODA, WISCONSIN, 53573
NAICS: 221330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was laying on his back on the floor, welding on a valve, when another valve opened and dumped hot water on him. He suffered second degree burns on his chest, side, and right arm, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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