Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Graphic Packaging International, LLC
Start: 1/16/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010530 · 1/16/2019 · Graphic Packaging International, LLC

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: Steam, vapors-nonchemical

Employer

Name: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
Location: 9978 FM 3129, QUEEN CITY, TEXAS, 75572
NAICS: 322121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a hole on a steam and condensate blowdown line in the power house when the steam caused second degree burns to 50 percent of the employee's body.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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