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Darling Ingredients, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — STARKE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Darling Ingredients, Inc. in STARKE, FLORIDA
Employer Darling Ingredients, Inc. Report ID 2016042883
Address 11313 SE 52nd Ave City, State ZIP STARKE, FLORIDA 32091
Event Date April 6, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Food products, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311613 Inspection # 1139993
GPS Coordinates 29.90000, -82.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking by a 260 J raw cooker containing oil, grease, and solid food for chicken feed when the cooker built up pressure, causing the door to pop open. Hot food splashed out and contacted the employee's chest, resulting in chest burns. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2016, a worker at Darling Ingredients, Inc. in STARKE, FLORIDA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. 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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