VICINITY ENERGY BOSTON, INC.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns - BOSTON, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at VICINITY ENERGY BOSTON, INC. in BOSTON, Massachusetts
Employer VICINITY ENERGY BOSTON, INC.
Address 15 Elkin Street
City, State ZIP BOSTON, Massachusetts 02117
Report ID 20201111030
Event Date November 21, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 221330
GPS Coordinates 42.33000, -71.03000

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Incident Narrative

An employee entered a manhole to assess repairs to a steam distribution line. As he went to inspect a valve on the condensate discharge line on the opposite side of the space, he stepped into a sump pit (14" in diameter by 18" deep) that contained hot water. The employee was hospitalized for third degree burns to his foot and ankle and second degree burns to his lower leg.

Incident Summary

On November 21, 2020, a worker at VICINITY ENERGY BOSTON, INC. in BOSTON, Massachusetts suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the foot (feet) and ankle(s). 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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