Environmental Air Systems, LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Environmental Air Systems, LLC in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Environmental Air Systems, LLC Report ID 2021097705
Address 2160 State Road City, State ZIP LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17601
Event Date September 8, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.08000, -76.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just installed a temporary PVC bypass pipe to flush a system. The pipe was connected to hot water, and the water melted the glue joints on the pipe. Hot water sprayed onto the employee's chest and burned it.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2021, a worker at Environmental Air Systems, LLC in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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