NEENAH, WISCONSIN—
Galloway Company
Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Galloway Company, 601 South Commercial Street, NEENAH, WISCONSIN 54956 on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was filling a tank with hot water. The connection between the hot water supply and the blending tank broke and 205-degree water from the supply line burned the employee's chest, upper legs, and left wrist.
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