Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 177 Robert Treat Paine Drive, TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02780
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was removing a valve end cap that was located on the front of the temperature control skid of a reactor when steam and hot water exited the end of the pipe and caused second degree burns to the employee's left arm, leg, and side of the body.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
An employee connected a steam line to a hose to clean equipment when the fitting broke loose. They were struck by steam in the left inner thigh, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.
An employee was making tea when she noticed tea grinds were collecting on the side and water was no longer dripping through the funnel. The employee was checking the funnel when boiling water and tea grinds spilled onto the left side of her body. The employee sustained burns to her neck, back, and arm.
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