TOPEKA, KANSAS—
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., 2000 NW HIGHWAY 24, TOPEKA, KANSAS 66601 on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was finishing a curing cycle and removing a steam line from a pot heater. The line was still under pressure at the time and the steam released, contacting the employee and causing second degree burns to the thigh and crotch area.
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