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Accident: 202588323 - Employee Suffers Burns When Hot Water Pipe Breaks
Accident: 202588323 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 03/27/2013 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 315321463 | 03/29/2013 | 1711 | Matrix H G Inc | ||||
| On March 27, 2013, Employee #1 was tasked to replace an old O-ring at the union connection. The employee was dismantling the insulation material of the pipe he was working on. The solder of the pipe that tie-in to the main hot water supply at a150 degrees, broke causing water to blast into the employee's left hand fingers and neck. Employee #1 was taken to an area hospital, where he was treated for second and third degree burns on his hand, fingers and neck. Employee #1 remained hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, dismantling, finger, neck, pipe, thermal insulation, hand, hot water
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Commercial building | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 5 | 60 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 315321463 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Mechanical engineering technicians | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) FatCause: Heat/hypothermia |
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