Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170609630 - Employee burned while cleaning cooker

Accident Summary Nr: 170609630 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/02/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120042395	05/13/1997	2066	0	See'S Candy Shops Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was assigned to clean a copper candy cooker with hot water and a mild phosphoric acid solution. He overfilled the copper cooker and hot liquid splashed out . He sustained scalding burns that required hospitalization. Employee #1 performed this task infrequently and had not followed the cleaning protocol.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, CLEANING, COOKER, PHOSPHORIC ACID, INEXPERIENCE, SPILL, HIGH TEMPERATURE, HOT WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120042395			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Mixing and blending machine operators

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