Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at The Scotts Company
Start: 11/3/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171110592 · 11/3/2017 · The Scotts Company

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: Steam, vapors-nonchemical

Employer

Name: The Scotts Company
Location: 14101 Industrial Parkway, MARYSVILLE, OHIO, 43041
NAICS: 325314
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a steam fitting from a pipe when steam released and burned the employee. The employee sustained second degree burns to both hands and first degree burns to the right ear and abdomen, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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