Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at TYSON FOODS, INC.
Start: 8/15/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088403 · 8/15/2019 · TYSON FOODS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified

Employer

Name: TYSON FOODS, INC.
Location: 601 Tyson Dr, GREEN FOREST, ARKANSAS, 72638
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was turning a ball valve on the bypass relief for a filter. The employee was cycling out dirty oil and adding fresh oil. The sanitary fitting on the top of the valve came loose, allowing oil to exit the pipe and burn both of the employee's legs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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