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Accident Summary Nr: 130109.015 - Employee burns neck and back when sprayed by hot radiator co

Accident Summary Nr: 130109.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 09/16/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1496140.015	10/07/2020		532490	Sweeping Corporation Of America Inc

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on September 16, 2020, an employee who worked performing maintenance for a power sweeping service company was preparing to replace a radiator hose on a truck. The truck had recently been shut off and had not cooled down yet. When the employee removed the clamp that was holding the hose on the hose blew off and hot coolant sprayed the employee. The employee sustained burns to his neck and back and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Automotive Repair, Back, Burn, Chemical, High Temperature, Hose, Maintenance, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Repair, Skin, Sprayed, Struck By, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1496140.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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