Thermal burns second degree

Name: Thermal burns second degree at Wait Mechanical, Inc.
Start: 1/4/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024010077 · 1/4/2024 · Wait Mechanical, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts unspecified
Nature of injury: Thermal burns second degree

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water, liquids nonchemical
Secondary source: Boilers

Employer

Name: Wait Mechanical, Inc.
Location: 1590 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75234
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on installing a rental boiler when the storage tank got extremely hot. The pressure rose and the line broke, causing pressurized hot water to spray onto the employee causing second-degree burns to approximately 63% of his body.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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