Ecolab
Contact with hot objects or substances — Fractures and burns — JEROME, IDAHO
| Employer | Ecolab | Report ID | 20241211304 |
| Address | 547 W Nez Perce Ave | City, State ZIP | JEROME, IDAHO 83338 |
| Event Date | December 7, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and burns | Body Part | Multiple body parts n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Cleaning and polishing agents unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561790 | Inspection # | 1793826 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.70000, -114.52000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee went to perform a routine visual inspection by opening the manway hatch of the tank. As he turned to the tank and opened the manway hatch, the steam and/or the caustic cleaning solution was released with a high force. The temperature of the tank holding the caustic solution was 200 F. The employee sustained chemical and thermal burns to his back and body. He also suffered a compound fracture to his right ankle and fractures to his right elbow and right scapula. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On December 7, 2024, a worker at Ecolab in JEROME, IDAHO suffered fractures and burns to the multiple body parts n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with cleaning and polishing agents unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,849 severe injury reports involving "Contact with hot objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with hot objects or substances injuries.
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