Diamond Foods, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Second degree heat (thermal) burns - BELOIT, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Diamond Foods, Inc. in BELOIT, Wisconsin
Employer Diamond Foods, Inc.
Address 3190 Kettle Way
City, State ZIP BELOIT, Wisconsin 53511
Report ID 2015042306
Event Date April 23, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Water
Secondary Source Grates and drains in floor surface
Industry (NAICS) 311919
GPS Coordinates 42.50461, -88.97504

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Incident Narrative

An employee suffered second degree burns to his left foot when stepping into a walk-in dishwasher drain where the floor grate had been removed and hot water had accumulated. His vision was blocked by a metal chute he was carrying at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On April 23, 2015, a worker at Diamond Foods, Inc. in BELOIT, Wisconsin suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the foot (feet), unspecified. 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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