Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at National Beef, 2208 Grant Rd., NORTH BALTIMORE, OHIO 45872
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning in the pack off area of the facility using a high pressure hot water hose. The employee was walking with the hose when the hose got caught on the conveyor frame in the area and the employee lost their grip on the hose. The hose fell to the ground and the employee was sprayed with hot water. Hot water got inside their boot and the employee sustained first and second degree burns to their left foot.
An employee was conducting maintenance and checking alignment on a conveyor belt in the fabrication area of the plant. The employee's sleeve was pulled into the conveyor belt, resulting in an amputation that required hospitalization and surgery.
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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.
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