Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Darling Ingredients
Start: 6/9/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018065648 · 6/9/2018 · Darling Ingredients

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Darling Ingredients
Location: 5701 York Street, DENVER, COLORADO, 80216
NAICS: 311613
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking equipment and adjusting lines. As the employee was unplugging a plugged line that uses steam, a handle was bumped releasing steam condensate (300 degrees) that struck the employee's chest causing a second degree burn.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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