CIT Trucks Management Company, Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — GRAYSLAKE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | CIT Trucks Management Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2018043132 |
| Address | 22570 W. Highway 60 | City, State ZIP | GRAYSLAKE, ILLINOIS 60030 |
| Event Date | April 2, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Face, unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484110 | Inspection # | 1308425 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.30000, -88.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was heating up a yoke nut on a piece of equipment. When he removed the nut, the differential fluid flared up and burned his face and hair.
Incident Summary
On April 2, 2018, a worker at CIT Trucks Management Company, Inc. in GRAYSLAKE, ILLINOIS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the face, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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