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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2021119657 · 11/8/2021 · Food Ingredients Technology Company, L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Water

Employer

Name
Food Ingredients Technology Company, L.L.C.
Location
103 National Drive, ANNISTON, ALABAMA, 36207
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was connecting a pipe on a machine. The product line was not capped before being switched and hot water (200 degrees F) sprayed onto the employee, resulting in second degree burns to their arms and legs that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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