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Gates Corporation

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gates Corporation in SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
Employer Gates Corporation Report ID 2019099912
Address 1801 N. Lincoln St. City, State ZIP SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS 72761
Event Date September 22, 2019 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 Water
Industry (NAICS) 326220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.19000, -94.52000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance technician was replacing a hydraulic hose on an extruder. An adjacent hot water hose burst at the connector, spraying him with 200-degree water. He suffered second-degree burns to his right arm, stomach, and right thigh and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 22, 2019, a worker at Gates Corporation in SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS 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 water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,849 severe injury reports involving "Contact with hot objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with hot objects or substances injuries.

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