Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Tyson/River Valley Ingredients Forest, MS
Start: 3/1/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022031901 · 3/1/2022 · Tyson/River Valley Ingredients Forest, MS

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Secondary source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Tyson/River Valley Ingredients Forest, MS
Location: 11634 Highway 80 W, FOREST, MISSISSIPPI, 39074
NAICS: 311613
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two maintenance employees were unclogging a hydrolyzer. While one of them was reaching into a portal to remove the clog, a steam pocket released steam through the portal. The other employee suffered first- and second-degree burns to the left arm and the left side of the face.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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