Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Fikes Wholesale, Inc.
Start: 8/27/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023087888 · 8/27/2023 · Fikes Wholesale, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Beverages, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Fikes Wholesale, Inc.
Location: 1600 E. John Sims Parkway, NICEVILLE, FLORIDA, 32578
NAICS: 447110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was disposing of old coffee in a pot and preparing to make a new pot of coffee. The employee emptied the pot into a bucket on the counter and reached under the counter to retrieve filters and coffee bags. The bucket of coffee fell onto the employee, causing second- and third-degree burns to his chest, arms, and feet that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown