PCC AIRFOILS, INC.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns - WICKLIFFE, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at PCC AIRFOILS, INC. in WICKLIFFE, Ohio
Employer PCC AIRFOILS, INC.
Address 29501 Clayton Ave
City, State ZIP WICKLIFFE, Ohio 44092
Report ID 2022076663
Event Date July 29, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Industry (NAICS) 336413
Inspection # 1612430
GPS Coordinates 41.61054, -81.47401

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working with a large pressure vessel. When the lid was opened, the employee was sprayed with 244-degree steam and suffered second- and third-degree burns to the chest and abdomen.

Incident Summary

On July 29, 2022, a worker at PCC AIRFOILS, INC. in WICKLIFFE, Ohio suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple trunk locations. 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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