North American Industrial Services, Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — AGAWAM, Massachusetts
| Employer | North American Industrial Services, Inc. |
| Address | Covanta Energy, 188 Main Street |
| City, State ZIP | AGAWAM, Massachusetts 01001 |
| Report ID | 2017032383 |
| Event Date | March 15, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| Source of Injury | Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Boilers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561790 |
| Inspection # | 1217778 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.09000, -72.59000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was inside the boiler removing broken pieces of refractory from the hopper using a water hose when the wall directly in front of the employee released hot ash and refractory onto the employee. The employee rolled into the hopper and was engulfed by the hot ash and debris. The employee suffered burns to 65% of his body ranging from first to third degree burns. The worst of the burns were to his legs and ankles.
Incident Summary
On March 15, 2017, a worker at North American Industrial Services, Inc. in AGAWAM, Massachusetts suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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