Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Engineered Floors, LLC.
Start: 9/18/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021098056 · 9/18/2021 · Engineered Floors, LLC.

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: Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Engineered Floors, LLC.
Location: 1025 Enterprise Dr, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
NAICS: 314110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 18, 2021, at approximately 11:08 PM, a maintenance employee was repairing a heatset tunnel exit roller. The rubberized coating on the exit roller ruptured, blowing pressurized steam and hot water onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with second and third degree burns to the left arm, abdomen, and back.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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