Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 118198.015 - Employee is burned by hot water valve release
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1413306.015 | 07/02/2019 | 326130 | Industrial Laminates Norplex Inc |
Abstract: At 01:30 p.m. on June 25, 2019, an employee was closing a valve within a closed loop heating system. The employee was using a pipe wrench to close a water valve when the valve internally sheared causing a release of hot water. The employee sustained thermal burns to most parts of the body and was admitted and treated at the hospital.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1413306.015 | 29 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machinery maintenance occupations |