Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at BWC Terminals, Inc.
Start: 10/29/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021109333 · 10/29/2021 · BWC Terminals, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Steam, vapors-nonchemical

Employer

Name: BWC Terminals, Inc.
Location: 1835-1999 4th Street, HARVEY, LOUISIANA, 70058
NAICS: 493190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee lost his footing and sank into a puddle of water next to a steam condensate line. While he was trying to regain his balance, the end of the return steam condensate line got caught inside his knee-high boot. He suffered first- and second-degree steam burns from below the knee to the toes. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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