Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at United States Steel Corporation
Start: 3/3/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022031964 · 3/3/2022 · United States Steel Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
Source: Grates and drains in floor surface
Secondary source: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations

Employer

Name: United States Steel Corporation
Location: Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant, BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA, 15104
NAICS: 331111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking around a mortar dump box, using a water hose to clean debris out of it. The grating slid out of position and the employee's leg went into the sump water. He suffered second-degree burns to the leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown