Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135750.015 - Employee is burned by hot water

Accident Summary Nr: 135750.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 11/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1503512.015	11/23/2020		424430	Hp Hood Llc

Abstract: At 8:45 p.m. on November 7, 2020, an employee was cleaning out a milk processing machine. The equipment shut down before it finished processing the hot water. The employee did not check the temperature at the monitor before opening up a cap on the system. Water around 180 degrees Fahrenheit splashed onto the employee. The employee also had not removed an area guard per procedure and did not have room to get out of the way of the water. The employee was hospitalized for two days to treat second degree burns to his legs, stomach, and arm.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Cleaning, Food processing, Guard, Hot Water, Leg, Splashed, Stomach, Work Rules

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1503512.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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