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Thermal burns degree unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2024021705 · 2/24/2024 · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs / Veterans Health Care Administration

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Trunk and other upper extremities
Nature of injury
Thermal burns degree unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Steam, vapors nonchemical
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs / Veterans Health Care Administration
Location
4500 S. Lancaster Road, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75216
NAICS
923140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Three employees were working on a steam pipe. They had depressurized the line and cut it. As they were preparing to replace the broken pipe section, one of them was struck by pressurized hot water and/or steam, which burned his right arm, chest, and back. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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