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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221420250

HARLAND DRUMM ENTERPRISES INC

Event
Burn, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Floor Grate, Floor Hole, Foot, Grate, Hot Water, Knee, Leg, Pump, Scald, Sump Tank, Vehicle, Water
NAICS
562998
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345691869
Employer profile
HARLAND DRUMM ENTERPRISES INC
Summary number
221420250
Report ID
0522000

Event description

Employee is burned by hot water after falling into sump tank

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 p.m. on December 01, 2021, an employee was completing the shutdown procedures for the night. The grate covering to a sump pump had been removed when the employee stepped and fell into the hole which contained hot water, measuring 180 degree F. The employee was admitted and treated at the hospital for burns to right leg from the knee to the foot.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Event type
    4
    Occupation code
    887

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