Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at CTI-SSI Food Services, LLC
Start: 7/10/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076339 · 7/10/2017 · CTI-SSI Food Services, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water
Secondary source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: CTI-SSI Food Services, LLC
Location: 22303 Highway 95, WILDER, IDAHO, 83676
NAICS: 311423
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was filling a molten unit. The discharge valve was closed at the time, and the line over-pressurized. The line burst, spraying the employee with scalding water that caused second and third degree burns to the ears, neck, hands, and chest.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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