Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143461.015 - Employee sustains burns when hit by steam during line break

Accident Summary Nr: 143461.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 10/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1557300.015	10/12/2021		311999	Reser'S Fine Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on October 1, 2021, an employee working for a food manufacturer was preparing to conduct a line break. The employee performed the line break without locking out the equipment when he was struck by high pressure steam. The employee burned the right side of his body, including his arm, torso, chest, hand, back, and lower hip. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Burn, Chest, Food processing, Hand, High Pressure, High Temperature, Hip, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Steam, Struck By, Torso, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1557300.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury

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