Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Koppers, Inc.
Start: 8/3/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018087940 · 8/3/2018 · Koppers, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Liquids, unspecified

Employer

Name: Koppers, Inc.
Location: 810 Koppers Road, FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26037
NAICS: 325194
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing an unloading pump for maintenance. He applied steam, had the pump blocked in, and was relieving pressure on the unloading hose. When he began to loosen the hose, hot water and condensate sprayed onto his clothes and skin. He was hospitalized with first and second degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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