# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at University of Rochester
> OSHA SIR `2022043036` · 4/5/2022 · ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** University of Rochester
- **Location:** 601 Elmwood Ave, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14642
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a steam line to repair two visible condensation leaks on a bottle washer. An in-line ball valve was opened causing steam to exit a open pipe and burn the employee on the left side of their torso.

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