Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Flotech, Inc.
Start: 1/17/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018010564 · 1/17/2018 · Flotech, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water
Secondary source: Boilers

Employer

Name: Flotech, Inc.
Location: Georgia Pacific, PALATKA, FLORIDA, 32177
NAICS: 332911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was testing a safety valve when the pressure in the steam tank (part of the recovery boiler) caused the safety valve to release a mixture of condensate and steam, spraying hot water through the discharge piping. He suffered second and/or third degree burns to both of his forearms, the left side of his abdomen, and the left side of his hip, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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