Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at A. H. Beck Foundation Co., Inc., 1200 Harbor Dr, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was disconnecting two adjoining 4" hoses from a slurry pump when he was splashed by residual hot material left in the hose after a cavitation. He suffered burns to his leg and arm, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Nonclassifiable
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