Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Darling Ingredients Inc.
Start: 10/18/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171010018 · 10/18/2017 · Darling Ingredients Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Darling Ingredients Inc.
Location: 14401 S 5th St, BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA, 68123
NAICS: 311613
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a clog at the bottom of the cooker outfeed using a rod when hot product and grease splashed onto the employee. The employee suffered second degree burns to the upper body.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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