Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Darling Ingredients, Inc.
Start: 4/6/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016042883 · 4/6/2016 · Darling Ingredients, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Food products, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Darling Ingredients, Inc.
Location: 11313 SE 52nd Ave, STARKE, FLORIDA, 32091
NAICS: 311613
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking by a 260 J raw cooker containing oil, grease, and solid food for chicken feed when the cooker built up pressure, causing the door to pop open. Hot food splashed out and contacted the employee's chest, resulting in chest burns. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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