Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at ROHA U.S.A., LLC
Start: 2/21/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019021951 · 2/21/2019 · ROHA U.S.A., LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: ROHA U.S.A., LLC
Location: 5015 MANCHESTER AVENUE, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63110
NAICS: 424690
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A production operator was cleaning a tank. He had just set aside a bag of caustic soda beads (after adding beads to the tank for the necessary cleaning solution) when boiling water erupted from the tank, burning the left side of his back, the back of his left leg, and the back of his left arm.

Source

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