Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170186720 - Employee burned by steam and hot water from cleaning hose

Accident Summary Nr: 170186720 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 01/18/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112083340	01/23/1991	1629	0	Western Industial Maintenance, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on January 18, 1991, Employee #1 was using a steam hose to clean out a sewer. The handle of the hose had been removed. As he held the hose in the sewer, it became hot and slipped out of his grasp. Employee #1 suffered first- and second-degree burns from the steam and hot water, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, HOSE, STEAM, LOST CONTROL, HOT WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112083340			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Helpers, construction trades

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