Progress Rail Services Corporation

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — ARAB, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Progress Rail Services Corporation in ARAB, ALABAMA
Employer Progress Rail Services Corporation Report ID 2023098489
Address 350 11th Street SW City, State ZIP ARAB, ALABAMA 35016
Event Date September 14, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 336510 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.31000, -86.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pumping out a parts washer. He went to remove the rear and mid floor panels from the washer and placed his right foot on a structural cross member. As he reached to remove the rear panel cover his right foot slipped into the front right reservoir and was partially submerged in hot water. He sustained burns to his right foot, ankle, and shin.

Incident Summary

On September 14, 2023, a worker at Progress Rail Services Corporation in ARAB, ALABAMA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.. 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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