Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171057342 - Employee's leg burned in hot water/chemical holding tank

Accident Summary Nr: 171057342 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/18/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126797760	01/19/1999	3949	0	Icon Health & Fitness

Abstract: At approximately 9:20 a.m. on January 18, 1999, Employee #1 was changing the spray nozzles in a powder coating washer unit. A grate had been removed from the hot water and chemical holding tank below the work surface. Employee #1, unaware that the grate was missing, accidentally stepped into the 150 to160 degree F mixture in the tank, sustaining burns to his lower left leg. The lighting was not adequate and Employee #1 could not see that the grate had been removed.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, GRATING, LIGHTING, TANK, WORK SURFACE, HOT WATER, LEG, POOR VISIBILITY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126797760			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Lathe and turning machine set-up operators

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