Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Darling Ingredients Inc.
Start: 2/25/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018021910 · 2/25/2018 · Darling Ingredients Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
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: 264 FM 2336, BASTROP, TEXAS, 78602
NAICS: 311613
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to unclog hot (250 to 270 degrees) grease from a pipe when the grease caused second degree burns to the employee's shoulder and first degree burns to the arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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