Incident date: 2023-10-12
NAICS industry code: 324199

An employee was disconnecting a pump for removal. The hose was disconnected and steam was introduced into the hose, freeing a plug. Hot wax material splashed onto the employee, burning his leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Source, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate