Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1498292.015 - Diversified Foods And Seasonings, L.L.C.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1498292.015

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 10/19/2020

Site Address:
Diversified Foods And Seasonings, L.L.C.
109 Highway 1085
Madisonville, LA 70447

Mailing Address:
1404 Greengate Drive Suite 300, Covington, LA 70433

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311412/Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/04/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/11/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1673168	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 131113.015

Event: 10/12/2020

Employee sustains multiple burns from overheated gravy

At 5:27 p.m. on October 12, 2020, an employee working as a cook for a food manufacturer was cooking gravy in a kettle. The employee had the kettle set on manual mode with steam injectors on 100 percent. The employee left the area and the gravy overheated and boiled over. The employee went over to a control panel at which time he was burned by the hot gravy. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to his hands, face, abdomen, and lower back.

Keywords: Abdomen, Back, Burn, Cook, Cooker, Face, Food Preparation, Hand, Heat, High Temperature, Kettle, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Skin, Steam

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1498292.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Cooks, except short order

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