Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at The Cincinnati Steel Treating Company
Start: 2/13/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019021614 · 2/13/2019 · The Cincinnati Steel Treating Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower extremities, unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: The Cincinnati Steel Treating Company
Location: 5701 Mariemont Ave, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45227
NAICS: 332811
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was quenching aluminum when boiling water went down the employee's boot. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns and infection.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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