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Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2023088018 · 8/30/2023 · Covestro LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level, unspecified
Source
Floor, unspecified

Employer

Name
Covestro LLC
Location
8500 West Bay Rd, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77523
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing hot plastic waste product from a cooling bath with a hook and placing it onto the floor to be shoveled away for disposal. The employee lost his footing and fell into the hot plastic and water on the floor, resulting in second-degree burns on his right torso and leg, with suspected third-degree burns on parts of his leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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