Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-10	Amarillo	Tx	AM Communications	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 28-foot ladder, preparing to change an aerial cable line. The ladder fell backward with the employee on it. The employee suffered a broken sternum and a head injury.
2021-10-03	Amarillo	Tx	GRI Towers Texas, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was changing the butterfly end on a pneumatic, handheld paint gun containing a hazardous chemical when the trigger went off, resulting in a puncture wound on the employee's left index finger.
2021-08-31	Amarillo	Tx	Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was installing a roll of tape on a strip roller machine. Their right middle finger was caught and amputated in the machine when it cycled.
2021-08-21	Amarillo	Tx	Tyson Fresh Meats	Upper arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a carcass using a knife. The knife lacerated the employee's bicep.
2021-07-24	Amarillo	Tx	United States Postal Service	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was delivering a package to a residence when he tripped over a large boulder in the yard, resulting in a fractured left knee.
2021-02-26	Amarillo	Tx	International Paper Company	Pelvis	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was struck by a stack of corrugated boxes while operating a transfer car. The employee suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized.
2021-02-02	Amarillo	Tx	Northstar Energy Solutions LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was working on the ground approximately 15 feet from a transmission structure when a knee joint fell from the transmission structure, hit an adjacent apartment building, and bounced onto the employee, striking him in the hard-hat. The employee was knocked to the ground, striking his face and resulting in an eye socket fracture.
2020-09-12	Amarillo	Tx	Tecta America Amarillo CS LLC	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was laying down new insulation board on a roof and fell approximately 14 feet off the roof to the ground below. He suffered a broken tibia and injured his back and ankle.
2020-09-09	Amarillo	Tx	Amarillo Gear Company LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was using a magnet to flip a gear when the magnet disengaged from the part and fell on the employee's hand causing three broken fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-04	Amarillo	Tx	Texas Home Health of America, LP	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee went to change the laundry in a client's home and slipped in 3 inches of water that had leaked from the client's washer. The employee sustained a broken ankle and foot.
2020-08-04	Amarillo	Tx	Amarillo Veteran Hospital	Upper and lower limb(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road
A vehicle struck an employee while she was walking across a parking lot, breaking her right shoulder and her tibia.
2020-07-15	Amarillo	Texas	Tri State Baking Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a depanner conveyor when their finger was caught between a chain and sprocket. The right index finger was amputated.
2020-05-20	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was adjusting a malfunctioning lift gate. The gate moved downward, crushing the employee's left little finger. The fingertip was amputated without bone loss.
2020-05-16	Amarillo	Texas	Western Builders of Amarillo, Inc	Multiple body parts	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was giving hand signals to a forklift operator who was lowering a wacker packer into an elevator pit. The forklift operator had boomed out toward the elevator pit when the back wheels of the forklift lifted off the ground. The injured employee was standing on ground level on the other side of the pit. The forklift bucket then hit him at about shoulder level and traveled down his side, pushing him to the ground and coming to a rest on his leg. He suffered a broken ankle, torn ligament
2020-04-22	Amarillo	Texas	INTERNATIONAL PAPER	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to climb into a railcar when he slipped and fell, hitting his face on a roll of paper and injuring his neck.
2020-03-22	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats	Face	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
While servicing a conveyor belt, a box fell from an overhead conveyor belt and struck an employee in the head. The employee then fell and hit his jaw on a floor-level conveyor. The employee sustained a facial laceration and jaw injury.
2020-03-21	Amarillo	Texas	Affiliated Foods Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While attempting to free a potato that was stuck in a conveyor, an employee's fingertips were nipped by moving parts of the conveyor. The middle fingertip on the employee's left hand was amputated.
2019-09-06	Amarillo	Texas	Affiliated Foods, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was traveling down an aisle while operating a stand-up forklift when his lower left leg was caught between the forklift and racking. He sustained a laceration.
2019-09-04	Amarillo	Texas	Dustin Allen, Inc,	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A piece of heavy equipment backed up over an employee, who suffered a broken pelvic bone, broken ribs (in the back), and a ruptured bladder.
2019-08-05	Amarillo	Texas	Texas Dodge	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
While being moved, a modified handicap vehicle with the pedals reversed, drove forward and an employee was pinned between the van and a workbench. The employee suffered crushing injuries.
2019-07-16	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on the harvesting floor as a steamback operator. The trolley came into the room and the employee removed it from the track. The employee's fingers were pinched by the trolley wheel and rail and a fingertip was amputated.
2019-06-14	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was reaching for a hook caught on the side of a carcass with his left hand when his right hand came in contact with the piston of the bone clipper, amputating his right middle fingertip.
2019-04-24	Amarillo	Texas	Plains Dairy, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee delivered nitric acid to a chlorine tank that was mislabeled, causing a reaction with a cloud that affected seven employees and required evacuation. An employee was hospitalized for respiratory irritation due to chemical exposure.
2019-04-17	Amarillo	Texas	AT&T	Face	Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway
An employee was going up in a bucket truck. Nearby, police were pursuing a vehicle that then struck the bucket truck. The employee was ejected from the bucket that was about 10 feet high and struck the alleyway. He suffered scrapes and contusions to the face.
2019-04-01	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking through the cafeteria when she walked into a door on the bulletin board, fell backwards to the floor, and injured her left hip, femur and pelvis.
2019-03-11	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a chuck saw when it lacerated two of the employee's fingers, requiring hospitalization.
2018-09-06	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
After cleaning a conveyor belt, an employee noticed something in the belt and was attempting to pull it out when her hand was caught in the sprocket. The skin was removed from the top of her hand. The belt was re-energized at the time of the incident.
2018-08-14	Amarillo	Texas	Owens Corning, LLC	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was installing electric cables to an overhead conveyor (vertical trolley) for an e-stop when his sleeve was caught on a sprocket, causing his hand to be drawn into the area. He suffered a fractured left wrist.
2018-08-10	Amarillo	Texas	Nebraskaland Tire, Inc.	Brain	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was installing a tire when a wheel failure caused an explosion in the employee's face. The employee suffered a head injury.
2018-08-03	Amarillo	Texas	Rush Truck Center	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a pallet reaching for a mattress when he lost his balance and his foot became tangled in the plastic, causing him to fall to the ground and fracture his left leg.
2018-07-18	Amarillo	Texas	MMM PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING, INC.	Brain	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was standing on site when the wind picked up a 3/4-inch plywood board and threw it towards the employee. The board struck his head, causing cerebral contusions.
2018-06-20	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was on a processing floor, operating a shell saw. The saw contacted the employee's left thumb, lacerating it.
2018-06-09	Amarillo	Texas	Cactus Operating, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
An employee was on horseback when the horse pitched forward and the employee fell to the ground. The employee suffered four broken ribs.
2018-05-30	Amarillo	Texas	Universal Cable Holdings, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized for dehydration during their shift.
2018-04-29	Amarillo	Texas	Gestamp Wind Towers US, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Small-scale (limited) fire
An employee was performing sub-arc welding on a power section when a flux catcher bin ignited due to someone throwing plastic and other trash in the bin (it is strictly for catching welding pieces). The employee was overcome by smoke inhalation and required hospitalization for carbon monoxide exposure.
2018-03-16	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a saw when it amputated his left index and middle fingers.
2018-01-10	Amarillo	Texas	AFFILIATED FOODS INC.	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
An employee was attempting to dismount his pallet jack when he was caught between a pole guard that guarded an entryway and the pallet jack, breaking his right lower leg.
2018-01-09	Amarillo	Texas	Diversified Interiors of Amarillo, LTD	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was preparing to frame up a wall on the second floor and fell approximately 16 feet through a 5' x 5' opening in the floor. The employee struck the wood guardrail on the first floor. The employee sustained facial fractures, fractured ribs, a fractured hip, bleeding on the brain and a spleen injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-10-14	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a grinding stone to sharpen knives and amputated a fingertip.
2017-10-14	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.	Knee(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a knife to gut a carcass. The knife slipped and lacerated his knee. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-10-10	Amarillo	Texas	Nextech Central, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was climbing down a ladder with a tool bag swung over his shoulder when it swung and struck him. He suffered an infection and was hospitalized.
2017-09-27	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was hospitalized after inhaling anhydrous ammonia. A pipe broke resulting in the anhydrous ammonia release.
2017-09-13	Amarillo	Texas	Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.	Thigh(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was working on a car and trailer that had an air hose hooked onto it. A coworker was pulling out another vehicle when it hooked onto the air hose and began to pull the trailer. The employee had to then jump off the trailer, suffering a contusion to the top of the right leg.
2017-09-09	Amarillo	Texas	William's Ditching	Lumbar region	Excavation or trenching cave-in
Employees were placing a water line for the city when one of the employees stepped outside of the trenching box. The earth collapsed around him, fracturing his lower vertebrae.
2017-09-01	Amarillo	Texas	Affiliated Foods Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee attempted to get on his pallet truck to go in reverse when the handle swung out and caught his hand between the handle and the steel shelves in the perishable department causing approximately 3/25 inch tip of the pinky finger to be amputated.
2017-08-08	Amarillo	Texas	United Supermarkets, LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was putting product on the shelves of a produce cooler vault when he fell from a step ladder, fracturing his left hip.
2017-07-22	Amarillo	Texas	SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in an aerial bucket working on a 3-phase powerline outside of a residence. As the employee lowered the bucket, it came into contact with the powerline. The employee then suffered electrical burns to a shoulder and an arm.
2017-06-27	Amarillo	Texas	Affiliated Foods Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee suffered a right middle finger amputation while opening a trailer door and working with a dock plate.
2017-05-04	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meat	Leg(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was gutting a carcass when the knife cut his leg, requiring overnight hospitalization and surgery.
2017-05-01	Amarillo	Texas	Old Pal Corporation	Leg(s)	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was in a 4-foot-deep elevator pit removing forms from the area when dirt fell from the top, landing on and breaking both of his legs. He was hospitalized.
2017-04-19	Amarillo	Texas	Advantage Asphalt Products	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
After loading asphalt on a roller, an employee attempted to clean the roller using a hammer. The hammer became caught in the roller and the employee's arm was pulled into the machine, fracturing the arm and wrist.
2017-03-23	Amarillo	Texas	Excel Machinery Ltd	Lower leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance in the point of operation of a rock crusher. When the retaining pin for the rotor was removed, the employee fell with the rotor into the point of operation. The back of his calves were lacerated and de-gloved by the rotor, requiring hospitalization.
2017-03-10	Amarillo	Texas	Labor Ready	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a 6 foot ladder to install a membrane on the side of the building when he became unbalanced and fell backwards, striking his head on the ground.
2017-03-07	Amarillo	Texas	Advanced Pavement Maintenance	Multiple trunk locations	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An asphalt crew was lifting a piece of equipment when an employee strained his back and injured ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-03-01	Amarillo	Texas	Cooper Crouse Hinds	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was lifting a hatch to gain access to the underground area. As he was lifting the hatch, his right pinky finger was caught between the hatch and the ground amputating it at the first knuckle.
2017-01-26	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On January 26, 2017, at 3:00 PM, an employee was performing his rounds such as checking the hide conveyor for fats and paper towel build up to prevent a future problem. The conveyor was running and one of the hooks caught the employee's right arm tearing some of the muscle tissue from the arm. He was hospitalized where he had several surgeries due to E. Coli from the hide conveyor.
2017-01-19	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's right thumb tip was caught and amputated in a chuck saw.
2017-01-04	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee suffered a hernia while pulling a 50 pound piece of beef off of the conveyor table. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2016-08-31	Amarillo	Texas	BSA HOSPITAL	Leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pushing a laundry cart up the ramp. The cart slipped down the ramp and struck the employee's leg resulting in a leg fracture.
2016-08-22	Amarillo	Texas	Affiliated Foods Inc.	Pelvis	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was caught between a forklift and a racking system, fracturing his pelvis and requiring hospitalization.
2016-07-30	Amarillo	Texas	Lone Star Superior Services	Leg(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was putting on a metal elbow and fell, fracturing the right leg.
2016-07-17	Amarillo	Texas	Walmart Stores, Inc. #4464	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over plastic produce crates and fell fracturing their right hip.
2016-05-23	Amarillo	Texas	Grifols, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee was packing and moving plasma cases when a stack of cases began to fall. To avoid being struck, the employee turned suddenly and pulled a back muscle.
2016-05-19	Amarillo	Texas	Amarillo Veterinary Clinic	Nonclassifiable	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was attempting to retrieve a cat from a cage to give it a shot when the cat turned and bit her.
2016-03-03	Amarillo	Texas	Baptist Community Services	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking and talking to another employee when she slipped and fell on the concrete ramp leading to her office building. She was hospitalized with a head injury and compound fracture to her right wrist area.
2015-12-31	Amarillo	Texas	Ceco Concrete Construction	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working from a scissor lift while removing a section of form work from the ceiling. Meanwhile, another section of form work came down and fractured his left leg.
2015-12-15	Amarillo	Texas	US Post Office	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee suffered a head injury when he slipped on a customer's porch and fell.
2015-11-29	Amarillo	Texas	Xcel Energy Services Northeast Service Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in the process of isolating voltage to the live front transformer in an ice storm. He was attempting to install a load break device to dump the load and the insulated stick he was using arced from the switch attachment to the fiberglass stick. The employee was shocked and admitted to the hospital.
2015-11-24	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats	Knee(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was carving a carcass with a knife when he suffered a laceration to his right knee.
2015-11-19	Amarillo	Texas	DE Rice Construction	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
While removing a discharge hose from a water pump, an employee was exposed to hot water and suffered burns to the arms, neck and abdomen.
2015-11-09	Amarillo	Texas	Vaughn Concrete Products	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was attempting to assist a coworker when a concrete form became dislodged and struck him, causing abrasions and contusions to his right hand and leg. He was hospitalized.
2015-09-30	Amarillo	Texas	Affiliated Foods, Inc.	Leg(s)	Moving in same direction, nonroadway
An employee operating a forklift struck the back of another forklift, breaking his left leg and injuring both feet.
2015-08-19	Amarillo	Texas	Capstone Logistics LLC	Ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a load using a power jack when, due to wet floors, he lost control and crashed the power jack into a stack of pallets. The pallets fell on him, injuring his right ankle.
2015-08-19	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a winch to rehang beef that had fallen off the hook when his finger got caught between the trolley and the rail, amputating the fingertip.
2015-08-16	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
When an employee made a turn while operating a forklift, the forklift got too close to the wall and caught the employee's finger between the forklift and a hydraulic pipe along the wall. The employee's finger was amputated.
2015-08-14	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was training a coworker in the processing division when he noticed something caught in an overhead conveyor. When he went to remove it, his glove got caught in the conveyor, twisting his right wrist and injuring his extensor tendon.
2015-07-29	Amarillo	Texas	TYSON FRESH MEATS	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-multiple episodes
An employee was pulling clots when he felt a pain. He went to the hospital for a hernia.
2015-07-27	Amarillo	Texas	Pioneer Natural resources	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employee was performing maintenance by changing out lubricator. While manually putting the sheave back on, the employee caught a finger between the sheave and belt.
2015-07-07	Amarillo	Texas	AAA Electric	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was establishing temporary power for office trailers by installing a ground lug on a ground bar on a motor control center (MCC). The employee used a wrench to tighten the lug and contacted an energized circuit or an energized buss bar of the 480-volt MCC. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-06-03	Amarillo	Texas	AR Daniel Construction, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On or about 3 June 2015, at approximately 1825 hours, an AR Daniel Construction employee was hospitalized due to an injury acquired at the jobsite. The employee was working in a trench under the railroad tracks located at Grand and 3rd street in Amarillo, Texas, when he was struck in the face by a piece of angle iron that was being used to hoist the pipeline that he was working near. The angle iron was inside the pipe, and a line was tied to the angle iron to hoist the pipe up enough for the emp
2015-06-03	Amarillo	Texas	ABM	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was cleaning three different facilities and using a vehicle to get between buildings. She was exiting the vehicle at one of the buildings and fell, striking the curb and fracturing her hip.
2015-04-20	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats	Brain	Other fall to lower level
On or about 20 April 2015 at approximately 1644 hrs an employee was hospitalized after a blunt force injury to the cranium. The employee was working on the gut table when he stepped on a bladder bag causing the employee to lose his balance and fall off of the table striking the posterior section of his cranium. The employee received a laceration to the posterior cranium and was admitted to the hospital.
2015-04-20	Amarillo	Texas	Holman Well Service, LLC	Hand(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On or about 20 April 2015 at approximately 1000 hrs an employee of Holman Well Service was hospitalized with an injured hand. The employee was assisting in the replacement of a BOP for Apache Bevins East 99-1H well head. The BOP was placed on the ground next to the well head. As the employees were working around the BOP, it fell over pinning the employee's right hand between the BOP body and the structure of the well head. The employee sustained multiple hand fractures.
2015-03-26	Amarillo	Texas	Express Energy Services, LLC	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was stabbing up in the derrick while a pipe was being brought up on an elevator. As the employee reached to unlatch the elevator, the tongs engaged, striking the employee's left hand resulting in a broken wrist.
2015-03-10	Amarillo	Texas	Warren Equipment	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about 1555 hours on March 10, 2015, the right intermediate and distal phalanges of an employee's middle finger were amputated after his finger got caught in the pulley of a winch he was operating. The employee was holding the winch cable with his right hand due to a kink in the line and operating the winch with his left hand when his hand was pulled into the pulley. He was hospitalized and the phalanges were surgically removed.
2015-02-10	Amarillo	Texas	Cummins Southern Plains	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
Employee was flushing radiator on a truck and when he started to loosen the radiator hose it blew off spraying the employee with hot water. The employee suffered second degree burns on his right arm and right side. Accident happened on 2/10/15, but the employee was not admitted to the hospital until 2/11/15.