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Thermal Engineering International (USA), Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — QUINTON, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Thermal Engineering International (USA), Inc. in QUINTON, ALABAMA
Employer Thermal Engineering International (USA), Inc. Report ID 20191111856
Address 4250 Porter Road City, State ZIP QUINTON, ALABAMA 35130
Event Date November 14, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 332313 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.62000, -87.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee had completed a welding job inside an industrial boiler and was removing a bladder from a water pipe, as the last step, and was outside the confined space when hot water spewed out, causing second and third degree burns to his right hand.

Incident Summary

On November 14, 2019, a worker at Thermal Engineering International (USA), Inc. in QUINTON, ALABAMA suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s), 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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