Second degree heat (thermal) burns

An employee was beginning to install a thermocouple. He pulled out a plug and discovered it was not connected to a thermowell, but was plugged directly into the asphalt storage tank. When the plug was removed, 295 °F asphalt splashed out of the tank and onto his hands, upper chest, and neck. He received second […]

The employee was tramming a sonic grip (drilling). He was operating the drill from an enclosed cab. A radiator from an engine next to the cab failed and blew out hot radiator fluid. The fluid came through the open cab open window causing second degree burns to the employee’s face and head.

An employee was sitting in a vacuum truck that was next to a tanker trailer containing hot water. The trailer’s legs sank into the ground and the tank rolled, allowing water to splash through the driver side of the employee’s truck. He suffered second degree burns to his left arm and left leg.

Two employees were performing compression checks on cylinders. One employee opened the gas valve and another employee was bending over to light the starter. The gas flashed, engulfing an employee and causing second degree burns to his face, neck, wrist, and back.

Two employees were taking an old boiler unit that had been inactive for several years and replacing it with a new unit. One of the employees had been cutting some of the old piping and the other employee started to take off the controls from the boiler. At some point, the employee taking off the […]

An employee was performing his regular duties in the boiler room when a three-way valve malfunctioned and steam was released, causing second degree burns to the employee’s right arm and side. He was hospitalized.

An employee was cleaning out a drop-out chamber with a Grant machine. Material fell onto the wet ground creating steam that caused second degree burns to the employee’s face, ears, neck and knees.

An employee was using a power wash to clean a rebuilt gas compression unit when a flash fire occurred. The employee sustained 2nd degree burns on the hands, face, neck, and ears.

Employees were about to take samples of hot sugar cane juice as the machine was processing the sugar cane. An air bubble inside the line caused the line to burp, and 200-degree hot sugar cane juice inside the line splattered onto the employees. Two employees sustained first and second degree burns.

An employee was working on a machine with a pry bar when the bar slipped, causing him to lose his balance and step backward into a sub-pump hole filled with hot water. The employee sustained 2nd degree burns to his left leg and was hospitalized on March 18, 2016.