Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123590.015 - Employee incurs burns when struck by boiling water

Accident Summary Nr: 123590.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 09/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1459448.015	09/26/2019	2037	311411	317725611 - Ever Fresh Fruit Company

Abstract: At 9:30 p.m. on September 22, 2019, an employee who worked for a fruit products manufacturing company was cleaning a process line. The employee was attempting to drain a kettle containing boiling hot water which required actuating three valves in the drain system. The valves did not actuate in the proper sequence with air was being trapped in the pipe and causing a pressure buildup. The pressure caused the boiling water to spray onto the employee. The employee incurred multiple burns and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Actuated, Boiler, Burn, Cleaning, Defect, Drain Pipe, Food processing, High Pressure, High Temperature, Hot Water, Skin, Sprayed, Struck By, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1459448.015	66	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported

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