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Sanimax

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sanimax in GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
Employer Sanimax Report ID 2016065405
Address 2099 Badgerland Dr. City, State ZIP GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN 54303
Event Date June 17, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311613 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.53000, -88.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was observing as his supervisor transferred solid waste to a liquid form and then into a tote. Steam pressure then released from a loose fitting, and the contents sprayed the employee. He suffered severe burns on his upper torso and both forearms.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2016, a worker at Sanimax in GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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