# Thermal burns  second degree at THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
> OSHA SIR `2024065741` · 6/26/2024 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
- **Location:** 111 South 11th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19107
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were clearing a blocked water heater line in a patient room. Employee 1 was standing on a 6-foot ladder above the ceiling with a drain hose attached to the reheat water line to clear the line. Employee 2 was on the ground level holding the ladder and making sure the hose line went into the garbage can. Employee 1 lost their balance and the hose valve opened, which shot hot water onto Employee 2. Employee 2 sustained first-degree burns on their face and second-degree burns on their right arm, the right side of their torso, and their left hand and thumb.

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