Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94433.015 - Employee is burned by hot water during maintenance training

Accident Summary Nr: 94433.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 04/01/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1222191.015	04/04/2017		311999	Sunopta Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 a.m. on April 1, 2017, maintenance Employee #1 was being trained by watching maintenance Employee #2 perform maintenance on a Fenco machine. Employee #2 was trouble shooting the low water level alarm on the machine and opened a drain valve. When the valve opened, hot water with a temperature of 197-198 degrees F sprayed on the right leg and foot of Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained second degree burns to the leg and foot.

Keywords: Burn, Foot, Heat, Leg, Pressure Piping, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1222191.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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