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Shaw Industries Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — THOMSON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Shaw Industries Inc. in THOMSON, GEORGIA
Employer Shaw Industries Inc. Report ID 2021021355
Address 1990 Warrenton Hwy City, State ZIP THOMSON, GEORGIA 30824
Event Date February 16, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Industry (NAICS) 314110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.43000, -82.55000

Incident Narrative

An electrician was replacing a faulty proximity switch in the communication control panel with a technician standing behind. After the electrician pressed the reset button on the control panel, a solenoid valve opened and released steam that contacted the technician who was hospitalized with burns to the left side of the face and back.

Incident Summary

On February 16, 2021, a worker at Shaw Industries Inc. in THOMSON, GEORGIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors-nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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