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SHPC, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SHPC, Inc. in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Employer SHPC, Inc. Report ID 2017021717
Address 2198 West Beaver St City, State ZIP JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32209
Event Date February 22, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 115112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.33000, -81.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trailing ants throughout a facility when he stopped beside a pipe that emitted steam. The steam caused second degree burns to both ankles and the top of his feet.

Incident Summary

On February 22, 2017, a worker at SHPC, Inc. in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the foot (feet) and ankle(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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