OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14201180

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND PHYSICAL PLANT

COLLEGE PARK, MD— 1984-04-04T00:00:00

Event: BURN,REGULATOR VALVE,HOT WATER TANK,ARM,HOT WATER
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #14845051
Employer profile: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND PHYSICAL PLANT
Summary number: 14201180
Report ID: 352440

Event description

HOT WATER SPRAYED ON UPPER BODY

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DEFECTIVE REGULATOR VALVE ON A HOT WATER TANK. EMPLOYEE W AS STANDING ON 8 FT WOODEN LADDER REPLACING VALVE. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE WRE NCH ON REGULATOR VALVE SENSING TUBE. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED 1ST, 2ND & 3RD DEGRE E BURNS TO UPPER ARM AND THE RIGHT SIDE UNDER THE ARM PIT. THE EMPLOYEE HAD WORK ED AT THIS TYPE OF WORK FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
22

Event type
14

Source
6

Occupation code
585

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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