Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at VICINITY ENERGY BOSTON, INC.
Start: 11/21/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201111030 · 11/21/2020 · VICINITY ENERGY BOSTON, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: VICINITY ENERGY BOSTON, INC.
Location: 15 Elkin Street, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02117
NAICS: 221330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee entered a manhole to assess repairs to a steam distribution line. As he went to inspect a valve on the condensate discharge line on the opposite side of the space, he stepped into a sump pit (14" in diameter by 18" deep) that contained hot water. The employee was hospitalized for third degree burns to his foot and ankle and second degree burns to his lower leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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