Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121360.015 - Employee sustains burns after falling in hot water tank

Accident Summary Nr: 121360.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1442504.015	11/04/2019		331110	Big River Steel, Llc

Abstract: At 8:12 p.m. on October 29, 2019, an employee working as a Machine Operator for a steel mill was working in a hot water rinse tank attempting to hook a strap to a steel strip. The employee slipped on a roller and fell into the 175-degree Fahrenheit hot water. The employee sustained burns to his lower extremities and hips and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Burn, Confined Space, Entry Permit, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Foot, High Temperature, Hip, Hot Water, Hot Water Tank, Insufficient Supervision, Knee, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Permit, Slip, Slippery Surface, Tank

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1442504.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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