CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
South Chicago Packing, LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at South Chicago Packing, LLC, 945 W. 38th Place, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60609 on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a filter press, which included removing hot oil and earth material from the filter, when the hot oil spilled on and burned his upper body, shoulders, triceps, and face.
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
South Chicago Packing LLC
An employee had isolated, depressurized, and de-energized the south filter canister to replace a filter. They loosened the pressurized lid of the north canister, resulting in hot oil spraying them. The employee was hospitalized with burns to their arms and neck. Personal protective equipment (PPE) was not worn at the time.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
South Chicago Packing LLC
An employee was unclogging product from a railcar hose using air pressure from a valve. The air hose coupling went out of control in the employee's right hand and struck the employee's right shin, resulting in a fractured tibia. The employee was hospitalized.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
South Chicago Packing LLC
On August 4, 2019, a hose in a pump house water pit disconnected while a valve was being opened. Steam burned an employee on the left side of his body.
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