Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201176393 - Employee Burned by Liquid When Cannery Evaporator Blows Open

Accident Summary Nr: 201176393 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300877982	08/13/2004	2033	311421	S K Foods - Colusa Canning

Abstract: On August 6, 2004, Employee #1, an electrician with SK Foods - Colusa Canning, located in Williams, CA, was responding to a report of leaking tomato juice at one of the cannery's tomato evaporators. As Employee #1 approached an in-line magnetic system, he observed tomato juice leaking from one of the two magnetic housing units. Employee #1 started isolating the leaking unit by closing the two valves but as he leaned over the other unit, its top blew open, spraying him with hot (190 to 200 degrees F) tomato juice. The Williams Fire Department responded and Employee #1 was airlifted to the UC Davis Medical Center burn unit in Sacramento, CA. Employee #1 sustained severe second-degree burns to his arms, chest, and face and a third-degree burn to his left leg. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, CHEST, REPAIR, HIGH PRESSURE, ARM, FACE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, MECH MALFUNCTION, HIGH TEMPERATURE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300877982			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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