Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at J Bar B Foods, Inc. , 505 US Hwy 90 W, WAELDER, TEXAS 78959
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee opened a smoke house to supervise the water temperature and in doing so, boiling water was released onto the employee's feet.
An employee working in the sausage stuffing process area went to the storage area to retrieve casing for the sausage. The employee retrieved about 25 lbs. of casing using a stainless steel rolling cart. While pulling the cart back to her work area she lost footing and fell with the cart. The employee held onto the cart's handle and her fingers got caught between the cart and the concrete floor, amputating the left middle and ring fingertips.
An employee was pulling a rack of food out of a chiller when he slipped and fell, hitting his head on the ground. He suffered a laceration to the back of his head.
An employee connected a steam line to a hose to clean equipment when the fitting broke loose. They were struck by steam in the left inner thigh, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.
An employee was making tea when she noticed tea grinds were collecting on the side and water was no longer dripping through the funnel. The employee was checking the funnel when boiling water and tea grinds spilled onto the left side of her body. The employee sustained burns to her neck, back, and arm.
An employee had turned off the ball valve on a waterpipe system and was removing the plug when the coupling system attached to the strainer came apart. Hot water sprayed on his arm and back, resulting in first- and second-degree burns that required surgery.
An employee was using a shovel to remove waste vermiculite from molten zinc. The metal had been placed in a bin and partially hardened. The employee broke through the partially hardened metal; still-molten metal flowed to the employee's steel-toed right boot and entered through the cloth boot tongue. The employee suffered a third-degree burn to the right foot and was hospitalized.
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