Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Intervet, Inc., 35500 W. 91st Street, DE SOTO, KANSAS 66018
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee was inspecting an autoclave when steam released and impacted their torso, resulting in burns to their torso that required hospitalization.
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