First degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: First degree heat (thermal) burns at Masterbuilt Manufacturing, LLC
Start: 8/23/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088739 · 8/23/2018 · Masterbuilt Manufacturing, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: First degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Fats, oils, cooking greases
Secondary source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Masterbuilt Manufacturing, LLC
Location: 1 Masterbuilt Court, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31907
NAICS: 335221
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a cart, holding two fryers filled with hot oil, to a new position. Two of the cart's wheels broke off. Hot oil spilled onto the employee's lower left arm, causing first-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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