Incident date: 2017-06-04
NAICS industry code: 311511

An employee was removing steel plates to access a trough that contains water residue from boilers when a plate shifted, causing the employee to lose his balance. He slipped and his right foot entered the trough, causing second degree burns on his right foot and lower calf.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Existing floor opening
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate