Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, Inc., 3800 Struble Rd., CINCINNATI, OHIO 45251
on , Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
A contracted employee was brought on site to cap off an HDPE methane gas supply line due to leachate coming through the pipe. Hot leachate (150 degrees F) released from the pipe and struck an employee who was standing 30 feet away. The employee sustained first and second degree burns to the neck, chest, abdomen and arms that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified