Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at SENECA FOODS CORPORATION - VEGETABLE DIVISION
Start: 10/19/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020109942 · 10/19/2020 · SENECA FOODS CORPORATION - VEGETABLE DIVISION

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: SENECA FOODS CORPORATION - VEGETABLE DIVISION
Location: 1055 ELM STREET, CUMBERLAND, WISCONSIN, 54829
NAICS: 311421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A conveyor belt on the green bean line was slipping due to some icing on the drive motor. An employee went over to start it manually. While tugging on the belt, the employee's hand got pulled into the underside of the conveyor. The employee sustained third degree burns on his left arm and hand requiring skin grafts.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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