Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202691978 - Worker Burns Foot While Using Hot Stream Pressure Washer

Accident Summary Nr: 202691978 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/22/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316700954	08/28/2013	0723	115114	Rolling Hills Nut Company Inc

Abstract: On August 22, 2013, Employee #1, a 39-year-old male Rolling Hills Nut Company Inc., was pressure spraying almond bins to clean them. The pressure was approximately 3,000 psi and the temperature of the water was reported to be around 225 degrees. Employee #1 used his foot to keep the bins from moving. The boot that Employee #1 was wearing had a hole in it, when the water hit his foot; he suffered a burn to his foot that required skin grafts.

Keywords: BURN, STEAM CLEANER, PPE, CLEANING, STEAM, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316700954			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.