Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Engen, LLC., 6510 Bay Line Dr., PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32405
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a 10-foot water lance to clean the ash off of a wet sifting conveyor located underneath an incinerator when the lance made contact with hot ash, causing the hot ash to make contact with his face. He sustained first and second degree burns to his face, neck, arms, and hands, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
An employee was at the edge of the vault observing work inside the vault when he passed out and fell 8 feet down into the vault. He landed on a water pipe resulting in a broken mid-back.
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.
An employee had turned off the ball valve on a waterpipe system and was removing the plug when the coupling system attached to the strainer came apart. Hot water sprayed on his arm and back, resulting in first- and second-degree burns that required surgery.
An employee was using a shovel to remove waste vermiculite from molten zinc. The metal had been placed in a bin and partially hardened. The employee broke through the partially hardened metal; still-molten metal flowed to the employee's steel-toed right boot and entered through the cloth boot tongue. The employee suffered a third-degree burn to the right foot and was hospitalized.
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