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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 20231110852 · 11/27/2023 · Carlyle Cocoa Co, LLC

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
Food products, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Carlyle Cocoa Co, LLC
Location
400 Eagle Court, SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY, 08085
NAICS
311351
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a hand torch to clear a clog in a cocoa butter deodorizing system. The employee was heating the piping with the torch when pressurized air was introduced into the system causing hot cocoa butter to eject out of the top of the collection vats. The employee's head, neck, back, and extremities were covered in the boiling liquid resulting in second-degree burns that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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