Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at PCC AIRFOILS, INC.
Start: 7/29/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022076663 · 7/29/2022 · PCC AIRFOILS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: PCC AIRFOILS, INC.
Location: 29501 Clayton Ave, WICKLIFFE, OHIO, 44092
NAICS: 336413
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working with a large pressure vessel. When the lid was opened, the employee was sprayed with 244-degree steam and suffered second- and third-degree burns to the chest and abdomen.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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