Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Wise Foods, Inc.
Start: 9/15/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017098859 · 9/15/2017 · Wise Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Wise Foods, Inc.
Location: 228 Raseley Street, BERWICK, PENNSYLVANIA, 18603
NAICS: 311919
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a heat exchanger when the filter for the drain line overflowed with a water/oil mix and exploded on the employee. He sustained burns to his upper body and knee.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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