Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DentalEZ, Inc., 1816 Colonial Village Lane, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17601
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was trying to place a product into a heated tank to clean it. A stainless steel lid was covering the tank. The employee turned the tank on and a hot water solution exploded from the tank, covering parts of his face, neck, head, chest, and arms. The employee suffered burns to the upper body region.
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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