KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — MOBILE, ALABAMA
| Employer | KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION | Report ID | 2017021004 |
| Address | 200 BAY BRIDGE ROAD | City, State ZIP | MOBILE, ALABAMA 36610 |
| Event Date | February 1, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Liquids, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.73000, -88.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking in the basement where hot stock had overflowed and floated a grate up off the drain. The employee stepped into the uncovered drain hole and suffered second degree burns to the left leg and foot.
Incident Summary
On February 1, 2017, a worker at KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION in MOBILE, ALABAMA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with liquids, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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