Incident date: 2024-01-10
NAICS industry code: 316110

An employee was helping mechanics remove a piece of iron from an airlock. The employee was approximately 3 feet up on a ladder when he dropped a wrench, which struck the handle of the steam line valve. The valve opened and steam sprayed onto the employee, causing burns to both inner thighs and his lower abdomen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Steam, vapors nonchemical
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Trunk and other lower extremities
severity: moderate