TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. Plant 4025
Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — FORT WORTH, Texas
| Employer | TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. Plant 4025 |
| Address | 2850 Peden Rd. |
| City, State ZIP | FORT WORTH, Texas 76179 |
| Report ID | 2021098224 |
| Event Date | September 23, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Grates and drains in floor surface |
| Secondary Source | Confined spaces, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 488210 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.93000, -97.42000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee stepped onto a steel grate covering a 24-inch by 24-inch, 18-inch-deep area of a longer concrete pit containing heated water. The grate shifted and gave way, and the employee stepped into the hot water resulting in thermal burns to both lower legs.
Incident Summary
On September 23, 2021, a worker at TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. Plant 4025 in FORT WORTH, Texas suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet, with grates and drains in floor surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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