Utz Quality Foods
Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Utz Quality Foods | Report ID | 2016076191 |
| Address | 900 High Street | City, State ZIP | HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA 17331 |
| Event Date | July 10, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311919 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.81000, -76.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was disassembling the stator on an extruder machine when several of the employee's fingers on both hands were pinched and burned between two hot steel plates.
Incident Summary
On July 10, 2016, a worker at Utz Quality Foods in HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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