Incident date: 2017-02-13
NAICS industry code: 488999

An employee was performing maintenance on a jammed turntable in an industrial parts washer. When he opened up the parts washer and stepped in, a section of screen collapsed and he fell into water that was approximately 180 degrees. He received second and third degree burns on his foot and shin.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate