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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2016032362 · 3/18/2016 · FIELDALE FARMS POULTRY, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Water

Employer

Name
FIELDALE FARMS POULTRY, LLC
Location
5163 THOMPSON BRIDGE RD., MURRAYVILLE, GEORGIA, 30564
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing sanitation work when he entered the picking room. There was fog in the room. The employee stumbled and entered a flow of steam from water that was draining out of the scalder tank. He suffered severe burns on his left leg, ankle, and foot, requiring overnight hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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