Contact with hot objects or substances · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at VICINITY ENERGY BOSTON, INC., 15 Elkin Street, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02117
on , Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the foot (feet) and ankle(s).
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Final narrative
An employee entered a manhole to assess repairs to a steam distribution line. As he went to inspect a valve on the condensate discharge line on the opposite side of the space, he stepped into a sump pit (14" in diameter by 18" deep) that contained hot water. The employee was hospitalized for third degree burns to his foot and ankle and second degree burns to his lower leg.
HospitalizedFoot (feet) and ankle(s)Water
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