Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201490083 - Employee Is Burned by Hot Liquid from Can-Filling Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 201490083 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 12/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310824446	01/31/2008	2086	312111	Giumarra Vineyards Corp

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on December 14, 2007, Employee #1, a filler operator, was doing his end of day clean up when the sight glass of a Crown can-filling equipment bowl shattered. The 185 degree F liquid product that streamed out of the opening initially struck Employee #1 and then struck him again, when he tried to shut the machine off. Employee #1 sustained burns to his lower back and left thigh area. He was initially taken to Memorial Occupational Medicine in Bakersfield. Several days later, he was hospitalized for surgery. The employer notified the Fresno District Office on December 18, 2007 about the details of the incident.

Keywords: BURN, BROKEN GLASS, MACHINE OPERATOR, THIGH, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BACK, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310824446			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Packaging and filling machine operators

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