Incident date: 2017-06-13
NAICS industry code: 812320

An employee was pressing a pair of pants. As she leaned over to adjust an air vent, her body pressed the actuator button, causing the hot press to come down on her hand. She suffered a third degree burn and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Fabric pressers and ironing appliances
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate