Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact less than 6 feet · Thermal burns second degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Crowder Industrial Construction, LLC, 906 S. Park Lane, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36067
on — Thermal burns second degree, affecting the Foot(feet) and leg(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was walking near a 2.5-foot-deep excavation that had recently been filled with hot water from a steam condensate line. The mud he was walking on gave way, causing him to fall into the water and sustain second-degree burns to his right foot and shin.
Hospitalized Foot(feet) and leg(s) n.e.c. Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Mining operation
This is a mining-sector employer (NAICS 212321). For MSHA mine-safety and violation records for this operator, see miningincidents.org →
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