Protestant Memorial Medical Center, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Thermal burns degree unspecified — BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Protestant Memorial Medical Center, Inc. in BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS
Employer Protestant Memorial Medical Center, Inc. Report ID 2024031964
Address 4500 MEMORIAL DRIVE City, State ZIP BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS 62226
Event Date March 4, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Thermal burns degree unspecified Body Part Trunk and other upper extremities
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water, liquids nonchemical
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.55000, -90.02000

Incident Narrative

On March 4, 2024, at 10:35 a.m., an employee was removing a pan filled with water from the steamer rack when the hot water spilled, burning her left arm and the left side of her front torso.

Incident Summary

On March 4, 2024, a worker at Protestant Memorial Medical Center, Inc. in BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS suffered thermal burns degree unspecified to the trunk and other upper extremities. 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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