Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at JBS Swift Beef Company
Start: 5/4/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016053791 · 5/4/2016 · JBS Swift Beef Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper extremities, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: JBS Swift Beef Company
Location: 5950 Trail End Road,, CACTUS, TEXAS, 79013
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unclogging a pump. While tightening the lid, the lid popped off and water at approximately 180 degrees splashed onto the employee's body burning his upper extremities. The employee received second and third degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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