Contact with hot objects or substances · Thermal burns second degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, 111 South 11th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19107
on , Thermal burns second degree, affecting the trunk and other upper extremities.
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Final narrative
Two employees were clearing a blocked water heater line in a patient room. Employee 1 was standing on a 6-foot ladder above the ceiling with a drain hose attached to the reheat water line to clear the line. Employee 2 was on the ground level holding the ladder and making sure the hose line went into the garbage can. Employee 1 lost their balance and the hose valve opened, which shot hot water onto Employee 2. Employee 2 sustained first-degree burns on their face and second-degree burns on their right arm, the right side of their torso, and their left hand and thumb.
HospitalizedTrunk and other upper extremitiesWater, liquids nonchemical