Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Wolfe Dye & Bleach Works, Inc.
Start: 11/16/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171111044 · 11/16/2017 · Wolfe Dye & Bleach Works, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forehead
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Secondary source: Dyeing machinery-textile

Employer

Name: Wolfe Dye & Bleach Works, Inc.
Location: 25 Ridge Road, SHOEMAKERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19555
NAICS: 313312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had placed fabric in a dye machine that uses hot steam to help the dye. The employee came back to check on the product and stopped the machine. When the pin released to open the door, hot steam came out of the port hole and burned the employee's forehead.

Source

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