Johnson Controls, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - WHITEWATER, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Johnson Controls, Inc. in WHITEWATER, Wisconsin
Employer Johnson Controls, Inc.
Address UW Whitewater, 800 West Main Street
City, State ZIP WHITEWATER, Wisconsin 53190
Report ID 2017065193
Event Date June 7, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Shoulder(s) and back
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Industry (NAICS) 238220
GPS Coordinates 42.84436, -88.74367

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Incident Narrative

An employee was standing outside the entrance of a power house when he heard a loud noise inside. The pressure relief valve of the absorber and the condensation released, spraying hot steam on the employee. He suffered burns on his back and shoulders.

Incident Summary

On June 7, 2017, a worker at Johnson Controls, Inc. in WHITEWATER, Wisconsin suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the shoulder(s) and back. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors-nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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