Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at The Hershey Company
Start: 8/14/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088294 · 8/14/2018 · The Hershey Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: The Hershey Company
Location: 400 Running Pump Road, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17603
NAICS: 311340
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing a PM on a pump house silo pad steam station when a steam valve was actuated, releasing steam and hot condensate on the employee. He sustained second degree burns on his torso.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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