Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Beech-Nut Nutrition Company, One Nutritious Place, AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK 12010
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a piece of equipment while standing near a tank that was being sanitized with hot water and chemicals. The tank built up pressure and the water and chemicals struck the employee's back, buttocks, and the back of their legs, resulting in burns.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
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