Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122040.015 - Employee sustains burns when struck by hot oil from piping

Accident Summary Nr: 122040.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 11/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1447813.015	11/25/2019		311615	Equity Group - Georgia Division, Llc

Abstract: At 8:45 p.m. on November 18, 2019, an employee who worked in maintenance for a poultry processor was troubleshooting a fryer filtration system's clogged pipe. When air pressure was injected into the piping system from an adjacent fryer room, hot oil and grease sprayed out of the system and struck the employee and a coworker. The coworker was was treated and released from a hospital emergency room. The employee sustained 2nd degree burns to his face, neck, ear, and the top of one hand and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Chemical Burn, Clogged, Ear, Face, Hand, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, High Temperature, Hot Cooking Oil, Maintenance, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Pipe, Skin, Struck By, Troubleshooting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1447813.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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