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Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Medical Center

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Medical Center in WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON
Employer Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Medical Center Report ID 20201211542
Address 77 Wainwright Drive City, State ZIP WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON 99362
Event Date December 9, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Lower extremities, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary Source Confined spaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 46.05000, -118.35000

Incident Narrative

On 12/9/2020, at 6:35 PM, an operator was performing a routine check of a boiler plant and noticed standing hot water that indicated a problem with an aerator tank's condensation pit. The employee and his supervisor made the decision to reset the sump pump's ground fault circuit interrupter. While exiting the condensation pit, the employee slipped off a pipe and fell into the standing hot water, resulting in hospitalization due to burns on his lower legs.

Incident Summary

On December 9, 2020, a worker at Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Medical Center in WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the lower extremities, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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