Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company
Start: 11/2/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110131 · 11/2/2023 · The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Furnaces, heaters

Employer

Name: The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company
Location: 9834 S. Escanaba Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60617
NAICS: 221210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On November 2, 2023, at approximately 1:00 p.m., an employee was lighting the pilot on a customer's furnace when they sustained first- and second-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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