Incident date: 2018-10-01
NAICS industry code: 561210

An employee was removing a defective pipe from a pressure washer. The reservoir cover bent, causing his left foot to slide into the hot water. He suffered second-degree burns to the ankle and shin and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Water
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate