Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Seneca Foods, LLC
Start: 3/23/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015030383 · 3/23/2015 · Seneca Foods, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: Seneca Foods, LLC
Location: 25 North 6th Street, PAYETTE, IDAHO, 83661
NAICS: 311421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was washing a 1000-gallon tank on a catwalk. The water in an adjacent tank boiled over, splashing the employee's back with boiling water. The employee sustained first and second degree burns (blistering).

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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