WATERLOO, NEW YORK—
Evans Chemetics, LP
Contact with hot objects or substances · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Evans Chemetics, LP, 228 E. Main Street, WATERLOO, NEW YORK 13165 on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning up spilled material on the floor using hot water from a hose. The hot water went into the employee's boot, resulting in 3rd-degree burns to the top of the employee's left foot.
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