The Scotts Company

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — MARYSVILLE, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Scotts Company in MARYSVILLE, OHIO
Employer The Scotts Company Report ID 20171110592
Address 14101 Industrial Parkway City, State ZIP MARYSVILLE, OHIO 43041
Event Date November 3, 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 Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Industry (NAICS) 325314 Inspection # 1276985
GPS Coordinates 40.20000, -83.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a steam fitting from a pipe when steam released and burned the employee. The employee sustained second degree burns to both hands and first degree burns to the right ear and abdomen, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On November 3, 2017, a worker at The Scotts Company in MARYSVILLE, OHIO 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 steam, vapors-nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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