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Thermal burns second degree

1 hospitalization · 2025076990 · 7/18/2025 · C&W Facility Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Trunk and other upper extremities
Nature of injury
Thermal burns second degree

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact unspecified
Source
Scaffolds, staging unspecified
Secondary source
Food products n.e.c.

Employer

Name
C&W Facility Services, Inc.
Location
650 Industrial Park Drive, BLAIR, NEBRASKA, 68008
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An electrician was on a 9-foot scaffold performing valve maintenance on an 8-inch line near a heat exchanger. The electrician was working to cycle a valve that failed to close. Due to a misaligned drain line and an open manual valve, hot liquid dextrose (~250 F) was released onto the floor below, creating a steam cloud. The electrician was evacuating the scaffold using the scaffold ladder when they slipped and fell 5-6 feet into the hot liquid, sustaining first- and second-degree burns to multiple parts of their body including both arms, both hands, their back, and their buttocks.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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