Second degree heat (thermal) burns

An employee stepped into a hot water drain while cleaning, suffering second degree burns to the left foot.

An employee was walking on metal grate flooring above a chemical tank and fell through a section of the grate. His right foot was submerged in the chemical mixture that was heated to 160 degrees, and caused second degree burns half way up his shin.

An employee was electric welding a goose neck trailer when the employee’s shirt caught on fire from welding slag, causing second degree burns to the employee’s torso and left arm.

An employee was opening a treatment pot of the hot water loop system to adjust treatment levels in the system when hot water was released and caused second degree burns to his face and hands.

An employee was preparing to load asphalt into a truck. The employee was about to line up the hose into the opening of the truck when the asphalt in the tanker flashed causing second degree burns to the employee’s face and arms.

An employee was MIG welding on the frame of a forklift when his clothing caught on fire. He suffered first- and second-degree burns to the left arm and was hospitalized.

An employee was operating a galvanized kettle machine. As he was adjusting the chain link, his right arm slipped and contacting the scalding hot water. The employee was hospitalized for second-degree burns.

A pressure gauge was removed while observing a pressure survey on the crude unit and an employee received first and second degree burns.

An employee was repairing a hole on a steam and condensate blowdown line in the power house when the steam caused second degree burns to 50 percent of the employee’s body.

An employee was blowing down a boiler when a cap came off the steam check valve. The steam caused first- and second-degree burns to the employee’s chest, arms, and neck area.