Contact with hot objects or substances · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tolin Mechanical Systems Company, University Club Building, DENVER, COLORADO 80239
on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was on-site performing scheduled preventative maintenance tasks in the building. He was attempting to break a pipe union on an external rear blow-down line to check it for obstructions when scalding water spontaneously released from inside the boiler and exited the pipe cleanout port, which had its cap removed. He sustained first, second, and third degree burns on his legs, the right side of his torso, and his right arm.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Water
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