Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Thermal Engineering International (USA), Inc.
Start: 11/14/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191111856 · 11/14/2019 · Thermal Engineering International (USA), 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: Water

Employer

Name: Thermal Engineering International (USA), Inc.
Location: 4250 Porter Road, QUINTON, ALABAMA, 35130
NAICS: 332313
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had completed a welding job inside an industrial boiler and was removing a bladder from a water pipe, as the last step, and was outside the confined space when hot water spewed out, causing second and third degree burns to his right hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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