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WorkSource Inc.

Fall on same level due to slipping — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — KAHOKA, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WorkSource Inc. in KAHOKA, MISSOURI
Employer WorkSource Inc. Report ID 2016076556
Address 275 Myrtle Rd. City, State ZIP KAHOKA, MISSOURI 63445
Event Date July 20, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Liquids, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 541990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.42000, -91.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was filling candle forms with hot wax. Hot wax leaked onto the floor. The employee slipped on the hot wax and fell on the wax suffering third degree burns to the right calf and first degree burns to other parts of the body.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2016, a worker at WorkSource Inc. in KAHOKA, MISSOURI suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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