Incident date: 2024-03-21
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was walking through his department when the male threaded stem on the coupling for a hot water hose detached from the supply line, spraying hot water that contacted the employee causing burns to his lower back and buttocks.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Water, liquids nonchemical
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate