Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at JBS Souderton, Inc.
Start: 9/26/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098895 · 9/26/2023 · JBS Souderton, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Animal and plant byproducts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: JBS Souderton, Inc.
Location: 741 Souder Rd, SOUDERTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18964
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was blowing steam into the lines of a tank to unclog them when the sediment tank overflowed. The employee sustained second degree burns on their right arm from the wrist to the elbow, and sustained second degree burns on their left arm from the wrist to the shoulder.

Source

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