Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Koppers, Inc., 810 Koppers Road, FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA 26037
on , Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
An employee was clearing an unloading pump for maintenance. He applied steam, had the pump blocked in, and was relieving pressure on the unloading hose. When he began to loosen the hose, hot water and condensate sprayed onto his clothes and skin. He was hospitalized with first and second degree burns.