Incident date: 2020-03-04
NAICS industry code: 322211

To repair a pump, an employee removed a grate from a 2-foot deep pit containing hot water which drains from a corrugated machine. The employee lost his balance and his left leg entered the water up to the calf. The employee was hospitalized with a second degree burn.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Existing floor opening
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Lower extremities, unspecified
severity: moderate