Incident date: 2022-01-29
NAICS industry code: 322110

On January 29, 2022, an employee was walking through a digester area to return a piece of equipment and have it serviced when he fell about 2.5 feet into an uncovered u-drain. The employee contacted the hot condensate (about 180 degrees) that flows through the u-drain, resulting in second- and third-degree burns below both knees. The employee was hospitalized.

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