Contact with hot objects or substances · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Aerospace Lubricants, 1600 Georgesville Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43228
on , Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
Employees were filling 55-gallon drums of finished lubricant from a cook kettle. The injured employee was operating the kettle valve when the seal on the filter basket failed under pressure, spraying the employee with 300-400-degree F lubricant. The employee sustained second-and third-degree burns to 20% of the body, including his chest, arms, and legs and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Lubricating greases, cutting oils