Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Chicken of the Sea, 128 North Commerce Drive, LYONS, GEORGIA 30436
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
On July 21, 2017, an employee was working on a water leak from a clogged piping system. The piping system ran from the boiler to a manhole in the discharge area. The employee went into the manhole and put a plug in the piping system to help find the leak. The blockage was located and corrected. At around 12:30 PM, the employee went back into the manhole to remove the plug. When the employee removed the plug, hot water spewed onto the employee's right leg, buttock, and thigh, causing burns that required hospitalization.
An employee was removing excess tuna from the rear of a filler machine when her right hand became caught in the star wheel (carries empty cans to the filler machine). Her middle and index fingers were amputated, and her right hand suffered multiple fractures.
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.
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