Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY, 9995 State Rd. 37 S., MULBERRY, FLORIDA 33860
on , Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was replacing seal rings on a valve strainer. After isolating the valve and bleeding off steam, the employee was removing a plate holding the seal ring when water released within the strainer and valve. The water contacted hot metal, which caused it to steam. The steam contacted and burned the employee's stomach and upper legs.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Steam, vapors-nonchemical