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Professional Boiler Services, INC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Thermal burns second degree — AUGUSTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Professional Boiler Services, INC in AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
Employer Professional Boiler Services, INC Report ID 2024053887
Address 1610 Marvin Giffin Road City, State ZIP AUGUSTA, GEORGIA 30903
Event Date May 3, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Thermal burns second degree Body Part Multiple upper extremities locations n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors nonchemical
Secondary Source Boilers
Industry (NAICS) 332410 Inspection # 1747157
GPS Coordinates 33.41000, -82.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was starting up a water-tube-style boiler after shutdown when the manway cover gasket failed, evacuating pressurized steam and hot water into the boiler room. The employee was on a mezzanine deck while the room rapidly filled with steam, causing second-degree burns to both of their arms from fingertips to the elbows.

Incident Summary

On May 3, 2024, a worker at Professional Boiler Services, INC in AUGUSTA, GEORGIA suffered thermal burns second degree to the multiple upper extremities locations n.e.c.. 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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