Incident date: 2023-07-27
NAICS industry code: 311511

The injured employee was assisting employee 2 prepare a boiler for inspection by removing the hand hole cover to access the water side of the boiler. Employee 2 had the cover held with pliers to prevent it from falling into the boiler while the injured employee was loosening the bolts to the cover. Non-pressurized hot water flowed from the opening and contacted the injured employee, causing third-degree burns to 37% of his body on the left side of his torso and legs. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Water
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate