Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, Inc.
Start: 10/7/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020109544 · 10/7/2020 · Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, Inc.

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: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified

Employer

Name: Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, Inc.
Location: 3800 Struble Rd., CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45251
NAICS: 562212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A contracted employee was brought on site to cap off an HDPE methane gas supply line due to leachate coming through the pipe. Hot leachate (150 degrees F) released from the pipe and struck an employee who was standing 30 feet away. The employee sustained first and second degree burns to the neck, chest, abdomen and arms that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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