Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170633499 - Employee burned by hot water when holding tube cap blows

Accident Summary Nr: 170633499 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 01/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119790376	03/11/1997	2026	0	Jerseymaid Milk Products (Von'S)

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on February 19, 1997, Employee #1, of Jerseymaid Dairies, was adjusting a micro-switch that activated a pressure pump that was situated on a narrow platform, 7 ft above the ground. When he activated the switch, the pressure blew the cap off its holding tube, splashing Employee #1 with hot water. He sustained second- and third-degree burns and was taken to Beverly Hospital. Employee #1 was later transferred to the Sherman Oaks Burn Center, and then treated as an outpatient.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, HIGH PRESSURE, PUMP, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, PRESSURE RELEASE, HOT WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119790376			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Stationary engineers

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