Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at F & F Mechanical Enterprises, Inc.
Start: 3/19/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032395 · 3/19/2016 · F & F Mechanical Enterprises, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: F & F Mechanical Enterprises, Inc.
Location: 5 Research Parkway, WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06492
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee and a coworker were trying to introduce air into a condensate line to empty it. When the employee went to remove a plug from a valve on the condensate line, hot water splashed onto his left shoulder, arm, and back, causing second degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown