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