Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Fromm Family Foods, LLC
Start: 12/16/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211210818 · 12/16/2021 · Fromm Family Foods, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water
Secondary source: Pumps

Employer

Name: Fromm Family Foods, LLC
Location: N2117 Columbus-Fall River Road, COLUMBUS, WISCONSIN, 53925
NAICS: 311111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was fitting pipe on the back side of a new feedwater pump. The 1/2" fitting on the pressure gauge snapped and released 220 degree F pressurized water onto his abdominal area. The employee sustained burns to his legs and abdomen.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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