Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 786715 - EMPLOYEE BURNED IN HOT WATER PIT

Accident Summary Nr: 786715 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 10/09/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105305239	10/09/1989	2436	0	Bohemia Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was assisting the veneer dryer tender on dryer #1 which had a fire inside the dryer. Employee #1 was returning from turning off the fire sprinkler system and stepped into a hot water filled pit. The pit was 24-inches high by 40-inches wide by 40-inches deep. The cover of the pit had been left off. Employee #1 suffered second degree burns from his armpits down from the boiling hot water.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, PIT, HOT WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105305239			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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