Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at National Beef
Start: 9/21/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020098944 · 9/21/2020 · National Beef

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: National Beef
Location: 2208 Grant Rd., NORTH BALTIMORE, OHIO, 45872
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning in the pack off area of the facility using a high pressure hot water hose. The employee was walking with the hose when the hose got caught on the conveyor frame in the area and the employee lost their grip on the hose. The hose fell to the ground and the employee was sprayed with hot water. Hot water got inside their boot and the employee sustained first and second degree burns to their left foot.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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