Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at International Technical Coatings, Inc.
Start: 3/3/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021031939 · 3/3/2021 · International Technical Coatings, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Machine platforms
Secondary source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: International Technical Coatings, Inc.
Location: 845 E. Markison Avenue, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43207
NAICS: 332618
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working inside a paint line washer. The employee was walking on a walkway when he slipped and his left leg fell into a wash tank containing 160-degree water. He suffered a third-degree burn from the knee down and was hospitalized, requiring skin graft surgery.

Source

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