Incident date: 2021-02-01
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was making his rounds and checking equipment when the wet ground underneath him gave way. He fell in a hole that was about 1.5 feet deep and contained hot water and steam condensate. The employee was hospitalized with burns to both lower legs and ankles.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ground, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate