Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Crosby Dredging, LLC
Start: 7/19/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018077277 · 7/19/2018 · Crosby Dredging, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head, neck, and trunk
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Antifreeze
Secondary source: Vehicle, n.e.c

Employer

Name: Crosby Dredging, LLC
Location: Bayou Segnette, WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA, 70094
NAICS: 212322
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing the cap from a hot radiator. The cap exploded when the employee's wet towel touched it and hot radiator fluid burned the employee's face, neck and torso.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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