F & F Mechanical Enterprises, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Second degree heat (thermal) burns - WALLINGFORD, Connecticut

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at F & F Mechanical Enterprises, Inc. in WALLINGFORD, Connecticut
Employer F & F Mechanical Enterprises, Inc.
Address 5 Research Parkway
City, State ZIP WALLINGFORD, Connecticut 06492
Report ID 2016032395
Event Date March 19, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 238220
GPS Coordinates 41.48680, -72.76297

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Incident Narrative

An employee and a coworker were trying to introduce air into a condensate line to empty it. When the employee went to remove a plug from a valve on the condensate line, hot water splashed onto his left shoulder, arm, and back, causing second degree burns.

Incident Summary

On March 19, 2016, a worker at F & F Mechanical Enterprises, Inc. in WALLINGFORD, Connecticut suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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