Fall on same level due to slipping · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, 228 South Main Street , SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA 17362
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was mixing a batch of starch. As the employee added steam to the mixer, the starch overflowed. The employee slipped on the hot starch, which burned the employee's left hand and lower left leg. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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