Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at American Blue Ribbon Holdings
Start: 8/9/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017087616 · 8/9/2017 · American Blue Ribbon Holdings

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name: American Blue Ribbon Holdings
Location: 16425 S. Kilbourn, OAK FOREST, ILLINOIS, 60452
NAICS: 311812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was monitoring packages being filled on a vertical form fill machine when the machine jammed. While she was trying remove the jam, the blades closed on her left hand. She suffered third degree burns and contusions on her left hand and fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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