Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201495280 - Employee Is Burned When Splashed by Scalding Water

Accident Summary Nr: 201495280 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/03/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315069526	06/09/2011	2033	311421	The Neil Jones Food Company Dbs Tomatek

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on May 3, 2011, Employee #1, who was employed by a food processing company, was performing his normal work duties as a boiler operator. Employee #1 was trouble shooting an issue with hot tunnel equipment, which regulated the temperature of tomato sauce pouches to meet thermal processing regulations. He was standing next to the steam system reserve tank, and he was splashed with scalding water, when the equipment was turned off. Employee #1 sustained scald burns to his right upper extremity, the right side of his torso, and both lower extremities. Apparently, 18 percent of his total body surface area was burned. Employee #1 was taken to Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, where he was hospitalized for 21 days. The Employer notified the Cal/OSHA Fresno District Office at 8:34 p.m. on May 3, 2011.

Keywords: BURN, FOOD PREPARATION, TORSO, SKIN, ARM, HIGH TEMPERATURE, LEG, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315069526			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machine operators, not specified

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