Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Acme Industrial Inc.
Start: 10/25/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171010257 · 10/25/2017 · Acme Industrial Inc.

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: Boilers

Employer

Name: Acme Industrial Inc.
Location: SUNY Maritime College, BRONX, NEW YORK, 10465
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was servicing a boiler. After being notified that the boiler system had been depressurized, he removed a plug from a valve on the boiler. Hot sea water then hit him, causing second degree burns to his right arm, right shoulder, neck, and chest.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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