Incident date: 2022-07-17
NAICS industry code: 325211

An employee stepped on a piece of plywood used to cover a ground level opening containing hot water and vapors from a sump pump. The plywood failed and the employee fell into the opening  approximately 3 feet resulting in second and third degree burns to the lower legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Existing floor opening
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate