# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at WellSpan York Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2022021649` · 2/21/2022 · YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** WellSpan York Hospital
- **Location:** 1001 South George Street, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, 17403
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was about to make a repair to a hot water tank. When the employee turned the valve, hot water came out and scalded the employee. The employee suffered first- and second-degree burns to the chest, abdomen, left lower extremities, and right upper extremities.

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