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Rich Products Corporation

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rich Products Corporation in MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS
Employer Rich Products Corporation Report ID 2017032191
Address 14847 Fairway Pines Drive City, State ZIP MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489
Event Date March 9, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 311813 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.60000, -95.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee working in sanitation was pulling the bucket out of the COP tank and spilled hot water onto herself. The employee suffered second degree burns on the chest, abdomen and legs. Water in the COP tank is circulated by a pump to clean the inside of buckets. The water temperature was approximately 180 degrees and the buckets hold approximately 5 pounds of water.

Incident Summary

On March 9, 2017, a worker at Rich Products Corporation in MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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