← OSHA severe injury reports

Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2021086980 · 8/17/2021 · Owens Corning Irving Roofing Plant

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Antifreeze
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Owens Corning Irving Roofing Plant
Location
201 North Nursery Road, IRVING, TEXAS, 75061
NAICS
324122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift, moving pallets of finished product. He smelled something burning or melting and got out of the forklift. He traced a trail of antifreeze to the back of the vehicle; steam then shot out of the back of the vehicle. The employee sustained second-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown