Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201751799 - Employee Is Burned by Heated Caustic Solution, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201751799 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 08/04/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312135320	08/13/2008	2099	311830	Gruma Corp. Dba Mission Foods Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on August 4, 2008, Employee #1 was sanitizing a deep fryer unit that made tortilla chips. As Employee #1 was using a mixture of water and caustic heated to a temperature of 180 degrees (units presumed to be F), a hose came off, and his upper torso was sprayed. Employee #1 sustained burns to 40 to 60 (presumed to be percent) of his upper body and was taken to the burn unit. On August 12, 2008, Employee #1 died, after experiencing a cardiac arrest related to burns and infection.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, CAUSTIC, TORSO, HOSE, CARDIAC ARREST, INFECTION, CHEMICAL BURN, DISINFECTANT, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312135320			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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