Contact with hot objects or substances · Thermal burns second degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mohawk Industries, Inc., 202 Jacobs Avenue, BRIDGEPORT, ALABAMA 35740
on , Thermal burns second degree, affecting the trunk and other lower extremities.
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Final narrative
On December 20, 2024, an employee was preparing to remove the access panel for the rotary valve gear box underneath a washer in polymerization. When he began loosening the bolts from the rotary lock cover, hot water and steam pressure released and caused second-degree burns to the employees stomach, both thighs, and the left calf area.
HospitalizedTrunk and other lower extremitiesWater, liquids nonchemical