Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at American Proteins, Inc.
Start: 8/15/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088382 · 8/15/2018 · American Proteins, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Fats, oils, cooking greases
Secondary source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: American Proteins, Inc.
Location: 1170 County Rd 508, HANCEVILLE, ALABAMA, 35077
NAICS: 311613
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working in a grinding room, cleaning out a common line connected to two fat pumps. When he opened the inspection door on one of the pumps, hot fat blew into his face. He suffered second-degree burns to the face, both arms, the chest, the upper back, the neck, and the top of the head.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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