Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Weill Cornell Medicine
Start: 3/21/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017032587 · 3/21/2017 · Weill Cornell Medicine

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Weill Cornell Medicine
Location: 1300 York Ave, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10065
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was recovering a glass container from an autoclave when the hot phosphate buffer saline solution erupted from the autoclave and burned the employee's legs. Proper PPE was not worn at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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