Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc.
Start: 4/9/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021042983 · 4/9/2021 · Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc.
Location: FM 2917, ALVIN, TEXAS, 77512
NAICS: 325199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee walked into a location in a tank containment dike where part of a grate had been removed, causing his right leg to sink in hot wash water up to his knee. The water filled his rubber boot and he suffered second- and third-degree burns below the knee.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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