EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA—
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Explosion, n.e.c. · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, 501 GARY HILL ROAD, EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA 29824 on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the face, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was riding a tractor mower back to the shop because it was running hot when the mower's radiator exploded. He was sprayed with hot radiator fluid, suffering first and second degree thermal burns/blistering to his face and requiring hospitalization.
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