CALVERTON, NEW YORK·
CALVERTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Contact with hot objects or substances · Thermal burns third degree or higher
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at CALVERTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, 210 PRINCETON BLVD., ROUTE 25, CALVERTON, NEW YORK 11933 on , Thermal burns third degree or higher, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final 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.
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