Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Kraft Heinz Company
Start: 10/15/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016109728 · 10/15/2016 · Kraft Heinz Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified

Employer

Name: Kraft Heinz Company
Location: 1200 Norht fifth St., FREMONT, OHIO, 43420
NAICS: 333241
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was cleaning the plate heat exchangers when a mechanical system failure resulted in the release of pressurized steam (30-35 psi). The employee was hospitalized for burns to the stomach, groin, and both arms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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