Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Webco Industries, Inc
Start: 10/7/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021108665 · 10/7/2021 · Webco Industries, Inc

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: Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source: Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Webco Industries, Inc
Location: 201 S. Woodland Dr., SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA, 74063
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing grates from inside a parts washer containing about 12 inches of washing solution heated to 160-180 degrees. The employee slipped and fell into the washer and suffered second- and third-degree burns to his left forearm, both legs from the knee down, and his right hip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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