Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Borregos Truck & Backhoe Services
Start: 5/13/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021053934 · 5/13/2021 · Borregos Truck & Backhoe Services

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: Water

Employer

Name: Borregos Truck & Backhoe Services
Location: Conoco Phillips, Parks Bell 4003-H, ODESSA, TEXAS, 79765
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were cleaning out a heater treater using hot water to remove debris. When an employee opened the door to the heater treater, remaining hot water hit him in the face, chest, and hands, causing first- and second-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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