Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at The Western Sugar Cooperative
Start: 2/23/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019022034 · 2/23/2019 · The Western Sugar Cooperative

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: The Western Sugar Cooperative
Location: 18317 Highway 144, FORT MORGAN, COLORADO, 80701
NAICS: 311313
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing filter bags on a pan water filter. As the employee was form-fitting the filter to the basket, 200-degree water flowed into the employee's glove, causing second degree burns (and a subsequent infection) to the employee's left wrist/hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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