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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 20201211542 · 12/9/2020 · Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Medical Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary source
Confined spaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Medical Center
Location
77 Wainwright Drive, WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON, 99362
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

On 12/9/2020, at 6:35 PM, an operator was performing a routine check of a boiler plant and noticed standing hot water that indicated a problem with an aerator tank's condensation pit. The employee and his supervisor made the decision to reset the sump pump's ground fault circuit interrupter. While exiting the condensation pit, the employee slipped off a pipe and fell into the standing hot water, resulting in hospitalization due to burns on his lower legs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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