Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Milk Specialties Global, Inc.
Start: 4/17/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023043400 · 4/17/2023 · Milk Specialties Global, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
Secondary source: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Milk Specialties Global, Inc.
Location: 245 11th Street, MONROE, WISCONSIN, 53566
NAICS: 311514
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was investigating a leak in a clean-in-place system. The system sent cleaning solution to a valve that was not connected and the employee was sprayed with the hot water and caustic soda mixture. The employee sustained first and second-degree burns to the abdomen.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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