Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Yale Culinary Support Center
Start: 4/5/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016042860 · 4/5/2016 · Yale Culinary Support Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: Yale Culinary Support Center
Location: 45 Winchester Avenue, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06511
NAICS: 611310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a rolling cart of dishes into a wall-mounted dishwasher when his foot entered a pool of water heated to 180 degrees Fahrenheit. He suffered a second degree burn to his ankle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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