Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at W.H. BRAUMS INCORPORATED, 491 County Street 2880, TUTTLE, OKLAHOMA 73089
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the trunk, unspecified.
Final narrative
Two employees were trying to replace a pressure relief valve in a hot water system. Hot water was released and caused first- and second-degree burns to one employee's torso.
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.
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