ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER Report ID 2017010905
Address 836 WEST WELLINGTON City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60657
Event Date January 30, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Foot (feet), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.93000, -87.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was carrying a pan of hot water and walking through a doorway when another employee entered through the doorway, knocking the pan to the floor and spilling hot water onto the employee's feet.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2017, a worker at ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the foot (feet), 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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