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Watson Incorporated

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Watson Incorporated in WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
Employer Watson Incorporated Report ID 2016032170
Address 301 Heffernan Drive City, State ZIP WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06516
Event Date March 11, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Food products, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Container caps, lids, covers
Industry (NAICS) 311822 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.25000, -72.98000

Incident Narrative

While performing a troubleshooting task on a folding ladder, an employee braced one foot on the kettle lid. The lid slipped off and fell inside the kettle, which was full of 250-degree melted flakes, causing the employee's leg to fall inside the hot solution. The employee suffered second degree burns to the left foot and lower leg.

Incident Summary

On March 11, 2016, a worker at Watson Incorporated in WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with food products, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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