Incident date: 2023-10-24
NAICS industry code: 325180

On October 24, 2023, an employee was replacing a steam hose. The employee released the clamping on the hose, causing steam to release onto the employee's lower legs. The employee sustained thermal burns to their lower legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Steam, vapors-nonchemical
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate