Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PSE&G, 40 Wyandanch Ave., EAST ISLIP, NEW YORK 11730
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the head, neck, and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was in a bucket lift raised to the level of a transformer on a utility pole. The employee had turned off the breaker and cut the power when hot oil sprayed or leaked from the transformer, contacting and burning the employee's face, neck, and back.
HospitalizedHead, neck, and trunkPetroleum fuels, distillates, and products, n.e.c.
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