Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Cushman and Wakefield
Start: 2/17/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021021442 · 2/17/2021 · Cushman and Wakefield

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water
Secondary source: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Cushman and Wakefield
Location: Alexander Court, 2001 K Street, NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20006
NAICS: 531390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking an HVAC unit in a ceiling. The employee closed the valve to the supply line, then began to remove the valve from the line. Once the valve was loose, hot water pressure caused the line to shoot out from the unit. Hot water caused third-degree burns to the employee's left hand and arm. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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