Incident date: 2023-04-29
NAICS industry code: 325212

On April 30, 2023, an employee was opening a steam valve on the roof of a unit. A gasket failed and the employee was struck by 130 PSI steam resulting in first- and second-degree burns to the chest, shoulder, ankles, and calves.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Steam, vapors-nonchemical
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate