Incident date: 2024-03-25
NAICS industry code: 531110

An employee was replacing a 3/4 inch ball valve in a baseboard heating system using a pipe freezing machine to isolate the system. After the line was frozen, the employee cut out the existing valve and water gushed out of the pipe at 180 degrees Fahrenheit, resulting in burns to their left index finger and knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Water, liquids nonchemical
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate