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JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS in WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
Employer JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS Report ID 2015085601
Address 2425 US-77 North City, State ZIP WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS 75165
Event Date August 10, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Structures and surfaces, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.40000, -96.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading an auto clave, stepped off of a concrete auto plate located outside of the work platform, and fell approximately 18 inches into a condensate drain. The drain contained hot water at a temperature of 170 degrees. The employee sustained second degree burns.

Incident Summary

On August 10, 2015, a worker at JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS in WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with structures and surfaces, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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