Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Louis Dreyfus Company
Start: 11/22/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171111179 · 11/22/2017 · Louis Dreyfus Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Steam, vapors-nonchemical

Employer

Name: Louis Dreyfus Company
Location: 201 Oxnard Dr, PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA, 31407
NAICS: 311313
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a clogged press when the clog broke loose and shot hot steam onto his legs. He suffered second degree burns to both upper legs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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