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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2022119731 · 11/5/2022 · Shintech, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Secondary source
Water

Employer

Name
Shintech, Inc
Location
26270 Louisiana Hwy 1 South, PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA, 70764
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was vacuuming drums into a hopper and stepped away while a nearby steam drum was being blown down to control level. Upon returning to the task, the employee stepped into an unguarded trench that contained hot water and sustained bilateral first and second-degree burns from the thighs to the toes.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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