# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at CON EDISON
> OSHA SIR `20191011244` · 10/29/2019 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** CON EDISON
- **Location:** W 51st Street & 5th Ave., NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10022
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a two-person crew to address a steam leak from a flange. A wooden plug was placed into the flange to reduce and mitigate the leak in preparation for the job. The plug dislodged, and the resulting burst of steam burned the employee's right hand, leg, and face. The employee was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*