Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at EnviroZyme, 400 Van Camp Rd, BOWLING GREEN, OHIO 43402
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
On April 13, 2019, an employee's torso and right arm were burned when a pH probe came out of a fermentation vessel fitting and steam was released through the open port.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Steam, vapors-nonchemical
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