Tank Trailer Cleaning, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Second degree heat (thermal) burns - EAST SAINT LOUIS, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Tank Trailer Cleaning, Inc. in EAST SAINT LOUIS, Illinois
Employer Tank Trailer Cleaning, Inc.
Address 1102 N. First St.
City, State ZIP EAST SAINT LOUIS, Illinois 62201
Report ID 2017010412
Event Date January 13, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Neck and back
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Industry (NAICS) 221320
GPS Coordinates 38.64000, -90.14000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was prepping a tank trailer for cleaning and received second degree burns to the back and neck from steam.

Incident Summary

On January 13, 2017, a worker at Tank Trailer Cleaning, Inc. in EAST SAINT LOUIS, Illinois suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the neck and back. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors-nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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