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Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, Inc. in CINCINNATI, OHIO
Employer Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, Inc. Report ID 2020109544
Address 3800 Struble Rd. City, State ZIP CINCINNATI, OHIO 45251
Event Date October 7, 2020 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 Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 562212 Inspection # 1496695
GPS Coordinates 39.26000, -84.60000

Incident Narrative

A contracted employee was brought on site to cap off an HDPE methane gas supply line due to leachate coming through the pipe. Hot leachate (150 degrees F) released from the pipe and struck an employee who was standing 30 feet away. The employee sustained first and second degree burns to the neck, chest, abdomen and arms that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On October 7, 2020, a worker at Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, Inc. in CINCINNATI, 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 chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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