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Thermal burns third degree or higher

1 hospitalization · 2025010548 · 1/16/2025 · CALVERTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury
Thermal burns third degree or higher

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Water, liquids nonchemical
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
CALVERTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Location
210 PRINCETON BLVD., ROUTE 25, CALVERTON, NEW YORK, 11933
NAICS
812220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing the hydronic heating system for the building. The employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder to remove a three-way mixing valve from the ceiling pipes and change the valve stem. As the mixing valve was loosened, hot hydronic fluid (water/steam) poured out through the valve stem and splashed onto the employee's skin and clothing. The employee sustained second- and third-degree burns to their chest and stomach. They also sustained first- and second-degree burns on their left hand, arms, and thigh.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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