Fall on same level due to slipping · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Texas Steel Conversion, Inc. , 10881 E. Almeda Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77045
on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was observing the processing of pipe and noticed something had fallen off or was not correct during the process. He was walking across the hot pipe to retrieve the part when he slipped and fell onto the pipe, suffering third degree burns to his buttocks and the anterior side of his thighs and left hand.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Metal pipes, tubing
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