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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2021064845 · 6/14/2021 · Dairy Farmers of America

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Water

Employer

Name
Dairy Farmers of America
Location
8190 Presidents Drive, HUMMELSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17036
NAICS
311514
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was about to kosherize a product line, having just switched a hose from another line after draining the water out of it. When he opened a valve to start the process, 200-degree Fahrenheit water hit him in the left leg and foot, burning him from the thigh down.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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