Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Tyson Foods, Inc.
Start: 8/31/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017088418 · 8/31/2017 · Tyson Foods, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Fats, oils, cooking greases

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Location: 28424 38th Avenue North, HILLSDALE, ILLINOIS, 61257
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on two auger conveyors when the conveyor cover fell off and struck a pot of hot fat, which had a magnetic cover, 4 to 5 feet below the employee. The metal band/lock around the magnetic cover broke, allowing the pressurized fat to spray out and contact the employee, who received second and third degree burns, primarily on the lower legs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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