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Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2019099342 · 9/9/2019 · Burkes Mechanical, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Liquids, unspecified

Employer

Name
Burkes Mechanical, Inc.
Location
#2 Industrial Road, BRENT, ALABAMA, 35034
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee had just tightened a bolt. A second employee then put a wrench on it to check it. As the second employee was applying pressure to the wrench, a valve which controls the flow from the degreaser to the washer opened slightly. The injured employee was sprayed by 200-degree stock. He sustained third degree burns to both hands and second degree burns to his back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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