Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170614671 - Employee burned in fall into geothermal pool

Accident Summary Nr: 170614671 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 12/19/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120173190	12/19/1995	7999	0	Geo Thermal Aquaculture

Abstract: Employee #1 works as the manager/caretaker for a recreational vehicle campground that has a fishing pond. The property also has a geothermal spring and pond. Employee #1 was near the geothermal pool and was going to turn the water valve off but somehow fell into the pool of water. He does not remember how he fell. The water temperature ranges from 180 degrees to 210 degrees Fahrenheit. Employee #1 suffered second- and third-degree burns to 81 percent of his body. There was no guarding around the pool. The water valve was located under the hot water of the geothermal pool.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, POOL, FALL, UNGUARDED, HOT WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120173190			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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