Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118825.015 - Employee is burned in fall into scalding water

Accident Summary Nr: 118825.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 04/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1396117.015	04/22/2019		561311	Samuel Hale, Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 p.m. on April 12, 2019, an employee was attempting to retrieve a metal drain cover that had fallen off a cleaning rack into the wash tank reservoir below the metal plank floor of the Douglas Washer. The employee removed a metal plank from the floor and then fell to the floor and his right foot fell into the hole into the 160 to 165 degree Fahrenheit water below. The employee was hospitalized to treat second and third degree burns to both buttocks, thighs, and to his right lower leg and foot.

Keywords: Burn, Buttocks, Cleaning, Drain Plug, Fall, Foot, Hot Water, Hot Water Tank, Leg, Planking, Storage Rack, Washing Machine

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1396117.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Janitors and cleaners

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