Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at PROCTOR & GAMBLE
Start: 7/31/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022076701 · 7/31/2022 · PROCTOR & GAMBLE

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: PROCTOR & GAMBLE
Location: 169 East Grand Ave, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63147
NAICS: 325611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance to a clogged 10-inch water line on the sixth floor of a building. The employee poured hot water in the line and then went down to the second floor to open the line. When the employee opened the line, hot water caused second degree burns to his right arm and back.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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