Incident date: 2019-08-15
NAICS industry code: 325991

A temporary employee (of Savvy Staffing) was standing in front of a valve when it was opened. Scalding water was discharged onto the employee, causing severe burns to 40 percent of the employee's body including the lower abdomen, pelvis, thighs, arms, and hands. The employee was hospitalized.

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