Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Tri State Utilities
Start: 10/25/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171010241 · 10/25/2017 · Tri State Utilities

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: Tri State Utilities
Location: Pershing Rd., COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29207
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was cutting a bag liner to relieve the water pressure when the bag filled with hot water and ruptured. The hot water covered the employee, causing second degree burns to 40 percent of his body.

Source

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