Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Royal Canin U.S.A., INC.
Start: 7/24/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018077473 · 7/24/2018 · Royal Canin U.S.A., INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Secondary source: Power washers

Employer

Name: Royal Canin U.S.A., INC.
Location: 6574 State Route 503 North, LEWISBURG, OHIO, 45338
NAICS: 115210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning using a hot water pressure washer. The safety switch on the pressure washer failed causing a release of steam that burned the employee's right arm near the elbow.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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