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Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative

Exposure to harmful substances or environments, unspecified — Burns and corrosions, unspecified — SPARTA, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative in SPARTA, WISCONSIN
Employer Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative Report ID 20161211917
Address 427 E. Wisconsin Street City, State ZIP SPARTA, WISCONSIN 54656
Event Date December 24, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure to harmful substances or environments, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized
Industry (NAICS) 311514 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.93000, -90.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a pasteurizer when the CIP mechanism initiated causing first and second degree burns to the employee's arms and side.

Incident Summary

On December 24, 2016, a worker at Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative in SPARTA, WISCONSIN suffered burns and corrosions, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as exposure to harmful substances or environments, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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