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Wait Mechanical, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Thermal burns second degree — DALLAS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wait Mechanical, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer Wait Mechanical, Inc. Report ID 2024010077
Address 1590 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75234
Event Date January 4, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Thermal burns second degree Body Part Multiple body parts unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water, liquids nonchemical
Secondary Source Boilers
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # 1720932
GPS Coordinates 32.90000, -96.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on installing a rental boiler when the storage tank got extremely hot. The pressure rose and the line broke, causing pressurized hot water to spray onto the employee causing second-degree burns to approximately 63% of his body.

Incident Summary

On January 4, 2024, a worker at Wait Mechanical, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered thermal burns second degree to the multiple body parts unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water, liquids nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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