Incident date: 2024-01-02
NAICS industry code: 212321

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.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate