Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Y&S Coffee, 456 Flushing Avenue, unit 3B, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11205
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a coffee machine when hot water from the machine splashed onto the employee's back, resulting burns. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedWater
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