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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2017098498 · 9/4/2017 · Amalgamated Sugar

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Location
2320 Orchard Dr E, TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, 83301
NAICS
311314
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance and replacing an equipment pump. The employee turned the pump on and opened a valve, which resulted in liquefied sugar spraying onto a product tank and then splashing onto the employee, causing burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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