Struck by discharged object or substance · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at St. John's Riverside Hospital, 967 North Broadway , YONKERS, NEW YORK 10701
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the shoulder(s) and back.
Final narrative
Worker was burned on her rear shoulder and back when a pressurized hot water hose broke off of a laundry machine.
HospitalizedShoulder(s) and backPressurized water-blast
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