Incident date: 2016-02-21
NAICS industry code: 312111

An employee was standing on top of water pumps to reach a power disconnect. The frame bolts on one of the water pumps were corroded, and the employee's weight caused the pump to break loose and release hot water. The hot water contacted the employee, causing second degree burns to the legs and the lower back.

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: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate