Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Elliot Truck Line
Start: 10/9/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191010583 · 10/9/2019 · Elliot Truck Line

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Source, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Elliot Truck Line
Location: 3900 International Dr., RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72801
NAICS: 484220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a "Christmas tree" fitting from a pressurized wax tank. The pressure in the wax tank caused the wax to burst from the fitting and onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized for burns to the body.

Source

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