Incident date: 2025-05-08
NAICS industry code: 311423

At about 3:30 p.m. on May 8, 2025, an employee slipped and fell backward while walking around equipment. He landed on the ground, near a water trench into which a steam line and a condensation return line were piped. Hot water from the trench burned his back between the shoulder blades.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
code_source: title: Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Back  thoracic region
severity: moderate