DENVER, COLORADO—
Watermark Harvard Square LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Watermark Harvard Square LLC, 10200 E Harvard Avenue, DENVER, COLORADO 80231 on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was heating butter in a pan on a stove. When the butter burned, the employee placed the pan in the sink and poured water on it. The oil spattered and burned her face and arms.
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