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Cambridge Care Center

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — LAKEWOOD, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cambridge Care Center in LAKEWOOD, COLORADO
Employer Cambridge Care Center Report ID 2023087919
Address 1685 Eaton Street City, State ZIP LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80214
Event Date August 28, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Industry (NAICS) 623110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.74000, -105.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was tightening bolts on a pump in the boiler room to address a leak when the volute (the part the pump attaches to) and the seal potentially burst under pressure. The employee sustained thermal burns from steam.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2023, a worker at Cambridge Care Center in LAKEWOOD, COLORADO suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. 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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