Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Western Sugar Cooperative
Start: 4/13/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021043076 · 4/13/2021 · Western Sugar Cooperative

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck and back
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Beverages, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Western Sugar Cooperative
Location: 18317 CO-144, FORT MORGAN, COLORADO, 80701
NAICS: 311314
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing safety filters when a filter that was under pressure sprayed hot juice onto the employee, resulting in burns to the neck and back.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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