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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2021064446 · 6/1/2021 · TAC Summit, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Water

Employer

Name
TAC Summit, LLC
Location
7745 W. 59th Street, SUMMIT, ILLINOIS, 60501
NAICS
811192
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On June 1, 2021, at approximately 5:15 p.m. an employee was cleaning residual material from a tank wagon. When the tank wagon operator opened the meter/pump valves residual rinse water (approximately 200 degrees F) was released from an open hose and splashed onto the employee's legs. The employee was hospitalized for second degree burns on his lower legs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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