Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Medical Center
Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - WALLA WALLA, Washington
| Employer | Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Medical Center |
| Address | 77 Wainwright Drive |
| City, State ZIP | WALLA WALLA, Washington 99362 |
| Report ID | 20201211542 |
| 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 |
| GPS Coordinates | 46.05386, -118.35561 |
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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.
Context
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