Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at H.B. FULLER
Start: 3/10/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021032120 · 3/10/2021 · H.B. FULLER

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: H.B. FULLER
Location: 12110 HARLAND DRIVE NE, COVINGTON, GEORGIA, 30014
NAICS: 325520
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was preparing to change a filter in a filter housing. When a filter housing was opened, 190-degree water burned his right arm and the right side of his torso.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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