Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170167829 - Employee's back burned when sprayed by hot water

Accident Summary Nr: 170167829 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125907956	06/05/1997	2033	0	M D Stainless Services Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was retrieving a shop ladder when a connecting clamp on a water line failed. He was sprayed by 170 degrees F water and sustained burns on this back. The water line clamp had not been disturbed by Employee #1; it had failed and burst for some other reason.

Keywords: BURN, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BACK, WATER PIPE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, HIGH TEMPERATURE, HOT WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125907956			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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