Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, 1500 George Wedgworth Way, BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA 33430
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
While an employee was cleaning around boilers, a blast of fire came through an open observation door of a boiler. The employee sustained second degree burns to the back of his hands, arms, neck, and face.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Boilers
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