Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202474953 - Two Employees Are Burned When Splashed by Hot Water

Accident Summary Nr: 202474953 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 02/22/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307187534	03/10/2008	2013	311612	Golden State Foods

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 p.m. on February 22, 2008, Employee #1, a food technologist, and Employee #2, a maintenance mechanic, were walking near a CIP-ketchup pressurized pipe line. This line was being worked on to clear a blockage and a clamp cover on a pipe had been loosened to release pressure. Hot pressurized water, 200 degrees F, was being used. As Employee #1 and #2 were walking, water rushed out from the loosened pipe. The area was not blocked off or otherwise marked to indicate to stay away. Employee #1 was hospitalized for burns, and Employee #2 was treated and released for burns.

Keywords: BURN, STEAM, HIGH PRESSURE, PIPE, STRUCK BY, HOT WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307187534			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Food batchmakers
2	307187534			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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