Incident date: 2015-06-05
NAICS industry code: 325181

On or about June 5, 2015, at 4:45 a.m., an employee was replacing a gasket in the hot water line. As he disconnected the hose, hot water doused his lower left leg, resulting in second degree burns and hospitalization. The line was not drained of water at the time of the incident.

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: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate