# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Westhab Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221110194` · 11/19/2022 · WHITE PLAINS, 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:** Westhab Inc.
- **Location:** 123 East Post Road, WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK, 10601
- **NAICS:** 624229
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 19, 2022, an employee was investigating a leaking boiler. He drained the boiler, allowed it to cool off, and then used a wet/dry vacuum to remove the rest of the water. Seeing that the source of the leak was a plug in the boiler, he began to remove the plug. Remaining steam pressure caused the plug to come out; the steam then burned his right arm, chest, and neck and the back of his left hand.

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