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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2021119880 · 11/15/2021 · Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Water
Secondary source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Location
7201 Hamilton Boulevard, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18195
NAICS
325120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to unclog a relief line that was piled with sediment on a boiler. When he unclogged it, there was a pressure release, and hot water shot out of the line and contacted the employee's left shoulder and arm, resulting in burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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