Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Start: 7/28/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020077081 · 7/28/2020 · COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.

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: Steam, vapors-nonchemical

Employer

Name: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Location: 3500 WASHINGTON ST., TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, 71854
NAICS: 326211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was overseeing the process of emptying a condensation pit into a relief pit. While observing a pump, hot steam from a condensation tank leaked out onto the employee resulting in first and second degree burns to their back, the backside of both arms, and the backside of both legs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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