Brodersen Enterprises of Wisconsin, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brodersen Enterprises of Wisconsin, Inc. in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Employer Brodersen Enterprises of Wisconsin, Inc. Report ID 20171010443
Address 207 East Capitol Drive City, State ZIP MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53212
Event Date October 30, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Trunk, unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 722211 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.08000, -87.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee got a bucket of hot water to clean the floor when the hot water contacted his hand (no injury). He then dropped the bucket, and the water splashed onto the back side of the injured employee, who suffered a second degree burn and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 30, 2017, a worker at Brodersen Enterprises of Wisconsin, Inc. in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the trunk, unspecified. 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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