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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

2 hospitalizations · 2017077078 · 7/28/2017 · AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
2
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY, LLC
Location
2320 ORCHARD DRIVE EAST, TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, 83301
NAICS
311313
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two workers were hospitalized with severe burns when a system malfunction in the industrial filter station caused rupture disks to burst and an overflow container to fill beyond its capacity ejecting "standard liquor," a hot liquid, onto nearby employees.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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