Accident Report Detail

Accident: 170616932 - Employee'S Back Burned When Splashed By Hot Water

**Accident: 170616932 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/20/1998**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
112017975	07/27/1998	5085	Styrotek, Inc.

At approximately 6:45 a.m. on March 20, 1998, Employee #1 and a coworker, of Styrotek, Inc., were operating a control panel adjacent to a water pit. Hot water splashed out of a vent onto Employee #1, who suffered second- and third-degree burns on his back. He was taken to Delano Hospital and then transferred to the Sherman Oaks (CA) Burn Center for further treatment.

Keywords: burn, back, pit, spill, accidental discharge, high temperature, hot water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	112017975			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machine operators, not specified

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