Darling Ingredients
Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — BASTROP, TEXAS
| Employer | Darling Ingredients | Report ID | 2016032347 |
| Address | 2641 FM 2336 | City, State ZIP | BASTROP, TEXAS 78602 |
| Event Date | March 18, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Water |
| Secondary Source | Crowbars | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311119 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.11000, -97.31000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a machine with a pry bar when the bar slipped, causing him to lose his balance and step backward into a sub-pump hole filled with hot water. The employee sustained 2nd degree burns to his left leg and was hospitalized on March 18, 2016.
Incident Summary
On March 18, 2016, a worker at Darling Ingredients in BASTROP, TEXAS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the leg(s), 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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