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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2021098224 · 9/23/2021 · TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. Plant 4025

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
Source
Grates and drains in floor surface
Secondary source
Confined spaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. Plant 4025
Location
2850 Peden Rd., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76179
NAICS
488210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee stepped onto a steel grate covering a 24-inch by 24-inch, 18-inch-deep area of a longer concrete pit containing heated water. The grate shifted and gave way, and the employee stepped into the hot water resulting in thermal burns to both lower legs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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