Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Gates Corporation
Start: 9/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019099912 · 9/22/2019 · Gates Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: Gates Corporation
Location: 1801 N. Lincoln St., SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 72761
NAICS: 326220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance technician was replacing a hydraulic hose on an extruder. An adjacent hot water hose burst at the connector, spraying him with 200-degree water. He suffered second-degree burns to his right arm, stomach, and right thigh and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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