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Emco Chemical Distributors, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Emco Chemical Distributors, Inc. in PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN
Employer Emco Chemical Distributors, Inc. Report ID 20171110807
Address 8601 95th Street City, State ZIP PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN 53158
Event Date November 9, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 325998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.53000, -87.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was splashed by hot water while cleaning a tank truck, suffering a second degree burn to the left shoulder and arm.

Incident Summary

On November 9, 2017, a worker at Emco Chemical Distributors, Inc. in PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the shoulder(s) and arm(s). 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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