Incident date: 2024-10-30
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee used a ladder to descend into a sub-surface structure to investigate a possible leak. As he was stepping down his right foot became submerged in hot water inside a sump pit that was adjacent to the ladder. The employee sustained second-degree burns to his foot and ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Water, liquids nonchemical
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
severity: moderate