MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS—
Smithfield Farmland, Corp.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Smithfield Farmland, Corp., 1220 N 6th St, MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS 61462 on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
At about 2:50 p.m. on May 20, 2020, an employee was loading broth from a holding tank into a tanker trailer in an animal feed department. As the trailer became full, the employee began to remove the load hose from the trailer connection and was sprayed by the broth, suffering burns to the right arm, the torso, and the right side of the face. The employee was hospitalized.
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