BAYTOWN, TEXAS—
Jindal Saw USA LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances · Thermal burns second degree
Final narrative
An employee was working to gain the attention of a coworker. He reached over a hot steel pipe and his shirt got stuck on the coating. This caused a loss of balance and he contacted the hot pipe. The employee sustained second-degree burns to his right elbow, left hand, and abdominal area.
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