Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
Start: 1/31/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019011169 · 1/31/2019 · Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water
Secondary source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
Location: Building C60, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92152
NAICS: 561210
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a recirculation piping system when the rubber connector failed, releasing hot water onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized for burn injuries.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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