Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Merchants Metals
Start: 2/8/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019021451 · 2/8/2019 · Merchants Metals

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: Merchants Metals
Location: 4901 Langley Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77093
NAICS: 332812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a galvanized kettle machine. As he was adjusting the chain link, his right arm slipped and contacting the scalding hot water. The employee was hospitalized for second-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown