Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pexco LLC, 1600 Birchwood Avenue, DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS 60018
on , Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
A maintenance employee was responding to an extruder machine that had a malfunctioning water cooling unit. When the employee went to see what was wrong, the machine released hot water and steam, which struck the employee in the arm, torso, and feet. The employee suffered burns to the skin and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.