# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Yale University
> OSHA SIR `2022119946` · 11/11/2022 · NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Yale University
- **Location:** 261 Park Street, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06511
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unbolting and removing a steam valve for inspection when they were splashed by the hot condensate. The employee sustained burns to his face and upper body.

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