Incident date: 2023-08-21
NAICS industry code: 325188

An employee was using steam to unclog a line. When the clog dislodged, the steam hose burst out of the top of the tank and sprayed steam onto the employee. He sustained burns to the right side of his back, buttocks, and the back of his upper right leg.

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