Incident date: 2022-05-23
NAICS industry code: 325212

On May 23, 2022, at approximately 8:30 AM, a machine in the press room began to malfunction. An employee went to check the computer side of the machine and was exposed to steam and boiling water on their right side and feet. The employee sustained second degree burns and was hospitalized.

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