NAPOLEON, OHIO—
TENNECO INC.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TENNECO INC., 11800 OHIO 424, NAPOLEON, OHIO 43545 on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
On January 14, 2020, an employee was clearing a blockage in the gate valve of the deaerator tank located in the boiler room. As the employee was getting the gate valve fully nested, the blockage cleared and the employee was sprayed with hot water (225 F). The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face, neck and shoulders.
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