Incident date: 2024-03-20
NAICS industry code: 311340

An employee was offloading high-temperature water into a tank. When the hose was disconnected, residual pressure caused hot water to come out and burn the employee. The employee was hospitalized for second- or third-degree burns to their right arm, leg, abdomen, and chest.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Water, liquids nonchemical
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  third degree or higher
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate