Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 788885 - Employee burned by steam from high pressure cooker

Accident Summary Nr: 788885 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 12/08/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124711201	12/08/1995	9999	0	Calvin Chun & Sonya Chun

Abstract: Employee #1 was employed at a tofu food processing plant. A safety lock pin securing the hinged lid to a fixed pressure cooker was not fully inserted and fell out under pressure. The lid released steam onto Employee #1's abdomen. He was burned and required hospitalization.

Keywords: BURN, ABDOMEN, PRESSURE VESSEL, UNSECURED, LOCKING PINS, COOKER, STEAM, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124711201			Hospitalized injury	Radiation Effects	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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