Incident date: 2015-01-21
NAICS industry code: 331210

On 1/21/15, at approximately 5:00 a.m., an employee was performing a torching operation when a piece of hot material entered his left safety shoe, causing a burn on the top of the left foot. Employee informed supervisor and supervisor performed first aid by applying burn ointment on burn and wrapping foot. The employee completed his shift. The employee returned to worked and completed his shifts on 1/22 and 1/23 and was not at work on 1/25. The employee came to the supervisor's office on 1/26/15 with a severely infected foot and was told to go to the occupational clinic. The employee went to the occupational clinic on 1/27. The clinic sent the employee to the emergency room and the emergency room doctor admitted the employee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Molten or hot metals, slag
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate