Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at B&G Foods, Inc.
Start: 1/23/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023010728 · 1/23/2023 · B&G Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Soups, sauces, gravies
Secondary source: Bottles, jugs, flasks

Employer

Name: B&G Foods, Inc.
Location: 443 East 100th Street, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11236
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was logging an entry for product weight when she noticed a small crack in one of the jars of sauce. The employee was disposing of the jar when it broke, spilling hot tomato sauce into the top of her left boot. The employee sustained second-and third-degree burns to the left ankle and foot.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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