Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Penn State Mechanical Contractors, Inc., 1000 East Mountain Blvd, WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA 18711
on , Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
A crew was putting a temporary boiler into service so that an old boiler could be replaced. During startup, a valve was opened that released steam and hot water onto an employee. The injured employee was hospitalized with second degree burns to over 75% of his back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedSteam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.