Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Evers Electric Inc.
Start: 8/9/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023087244 · 8/9/2023 · Evers Electric Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Evers Electric Inc.
Location: 5082 AR 4, ARKANSAS CITY, ARKANSAS, 71630
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working from inside a bucket and was guiding electrical wire when a steam line blew hot steam onto the employee from 10 feet above. The employee was hospitalized with first- and second-degree burns to both forearms and the right knee.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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