Incident date: 2016-06-18
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was performing his regular duties in the boiler room when a three-way valve malfunctioned and steam was released, causing second degree burns to the employee's right arm and side. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Steam, vapors-nonchemical
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate