SIDNEY SUGARS, INC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — SIDNEY, MONTANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SIDNEY SUGARS, INC in SIDNEY, MONTANA
Employer SIDNEY SUGARS, INC Report ID 20161110875
Address 35140 COUNTY RD 125 City, State ZIP SIDNEY, MONTANA 59270
Event Date November 19, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Boilers
Industry (NAICS) 311313 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 47.74000, -104.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in the process of preparing a coal fired boiler section to be dumped. The employee stopped the coal feed to the section in preparation and as he approached the front of the boiler, the boiler went positive. In this instance, the door to the section that was being prepared to dump, blew open and the employee was blasted with a fire discharge. The employee received multiple first, second, and third degree burns to the arms, legs, torso, and face.

Incident Summary

On November 19, 2016, a worker at SIDNEY SUGARS, INC in SIDNEY, MONTANA suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with boilers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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