Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Vector Fleet Management
Start: 9/18/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098588 · 9/18/2023 · Vector Fleet Management

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Antifreeze

Employer

Name: Vector Fleet Management
Location: 2001 NW 31st Avenue, LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA, 33311
NAICS: 811111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing air conditioning maintenance on a vehicle. As they opened the radiator cap, antifreeze blew out onto the employee, resulting in burns to the face, chest, and arms from the hot coolant.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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