A MAN was burnt in the face, neck and hands in an industrial accident in Laverton North last Thursday.
The 41-year-old man was injured while trying to unblock a pipe at a factory just before 4am.
Intensive care paramedic Andrew Lougheed said the man was sprayed with a boiling hot liquid.
“The man was standing on a ladder working to unblock a pipe,” Mr Lougheed said.
“It appears the ladder slipped and a pressure valve was torn from the pipe.
“The man was sprayed with a liquid called tallow which is a mix of fat and water, heated to 140-degrees.
“He has serious burns to his face, neck and arms.
“His colleagues put the man in the shower to help cool the burns before we arrived.
“The man needed a significant amount of pain relief, and we put a special gel-covered dressing on the burns.”
The man was taken to The Alfred hospital in a serious but stable condition.
