Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Darling Ingredients Inc.
Start: 3/26/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018032914 · 3/26/2018 · Darling Ingredients Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water
Secondary source: Existing floor opening

Employer

Name: Darling Ingredients Inc.
Location: 508 U.S. Highway 80 East, EAST DUBLIN, GEORGIA, 31027
NAICS: 311613
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking away from a screw conveyor when his right foot stepped into a square floor drain opening. While his foot was in the floor drain, hot water (140 degrees Fahrenheit) flowed into the opening and onto his right foot, causing second degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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