Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Ultra Dairy, LLC
Start: 7/2/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020076181 · 7/2/2020 · Ultra Dairy, LLC

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: Steam, vapors-nonchemical

Employer

Name: Ultra Dairy, LLC
Location: 6750 West Benedict Road, EAST SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13057
NAICS: 311511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to repair a leaking valve on a pipeline that delivered milk product to a milk carton filling machine. A spray of steam came out of the filling machine, contacting his right hand, face, and neck. He suffered second-degree burns to the right hand and his right side.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown