Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Starcon International, Inc.
Start: 8/20/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088545 · 8/20/2018 · Starcon International, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Starcon International, Inc.
Location: 6400 S. Archer Road, BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60638
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on an 8-foot scaffold conducting a repair activity on a vessel when a hot substance shot from an opening in the vessel, striking the employee's face and causing second degree burns. The employee also fell off the scaffold and suffered a swollen right wrist.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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