Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101044584 - Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Concord Area Office

Investigation Summary

AT 9:58 AM ON JANUARY 20, 1987, THREE EMPLOYEES OF ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC. WERE BURNED BY HOT (180 DEGREES) WATER WHICH WAS DISCHARGED WHEN A GUM RUBBER HOSE PULLED LOOSE FROM A CONNECTION. THE HOSE WAS UNDER PRESSURE AND WAS SECURED TO THE CONNECTION BY A BAND. THE HOSE WAS USED TO CONNECT THE SOLUTION (WATER) LINE TO THE BEER LINE, NEAR THE 12 OUNCE AND 16 OUNCE BOTTLE FILLERS ON LINE #40. THE HOT WATER IS USED, IN A TEST PROCESS, TO OBTAIN A A ZERO BACTERIA COUNT IN THE BEER LINES BEFORE THE BOTTLES ARE FILLED. THIS NEW CLEANING METHOD HAD BEEN USED 4 TIMES BEFORE ON LINE 40. EMPLOYEES #1 AN #2 WERE STRUCK AND KNOCKED TO THE FLOOR BY THE WHIPPING HOSE, AND THEN SPRAYED BY HOT WATER FROM THE LOOSE HOSE AND THE OPEN SOLUTION (WATER) CONNECTION. EMPLOYEE #3 WAS SPRAYED BY HOT WATER FROM THE HOSE ONLY. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 SUFFERED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS, WHILE EMPLOYEE #3 RECEIVED FIRST DEGREE BURNS.

Keywords: BURN, CLEANING, HOSE, PRESSURE PIPING, STRUCK BY, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, HOT WATER