Incident date: 2023-01-13
NAICS industry code: 812332

An employee was using a ladder to access the top of a boiler while being assisted by another employee. The employee on top of the ladder removed the manhole cover from the boiler when residual steam buildup and some hot water contacted both employees, resulting in burns to their necks, backs, arms, and legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: low