OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1000850
ITHACA INDUSTRIES, INC.
GASTONIA, NC·
Event description
Two employees burned by scalding water
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were opening a boiler porthole door to fix a small leak from inside the boiler. Hot water escaped from the boiler and Employees #1 and #2 we re hospitalized with third-degree burns.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 6
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 6
- Occupation code
- 695
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 1
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