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Southern Hens, Inc

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — MOSELLE, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southern Hens, Inc in MOSELLE, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Southern Hens, Inc Report ID 2015042114
Address 329 Moselle-Seminary Road City, State ZIP MOSELLE, MISSISSIPPI 39459
Event Date April 18, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Secondary Source Grates and drains in floor surface
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.48000, -89.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a hot water hose to clean the cook room. He stepped backwards into an open drain trough and the hot water in the drain burned the front of his lower left leg and the top of his left foot. The drain was not covered at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On April 18, 2015, a worker at Southern Hens, Inc in MOSELLE, MISSISSIPPI suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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