Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at AZZ Galvanizing - Rockford LLC
Start: 7/13/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020076537 · 7/13/2020 · AZZ Galvanizing - Rockford LLC

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: AZZ Galvanizing - Rockford LLC
Location: 1925 Kishwaukee St., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61104
NAICS: 332812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting product placement in the finished part container, which sits on the end of the quench tank. Water splashed out of the tank and landed on the employee causing second degree burns to the left arm and hand and the left side of the torso.

Source

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