WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | Report ID | 2017032796 |
| Address | 177 Robert Treat Paine Drive | City, State ZIP | TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02780 |
| Event Date | March 28, 2017 | 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 | Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 334516 | Inspection # | 1222746 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.95000, -71.13000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing a valve end cap that was located on the front of the temperature control skid of a reactor when steam and hot water exited the end of the pipe and caused second degree burns to the employee's left arm, leg, and side of the body.
Incident Summary
On March 28, 2017, a worker at WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION in TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS 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 steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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