Bon Me Foods, LLC

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Bon Me Foods, LLC in CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts
Employer Bon Me Foods, LLC
Address 1 Oxford St
City, State ZIP CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts 02138
Report ID 2017109626
Event Date October 7, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source of Injury Propane
Secondary Source Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 722330
GPS Coordinates 42.37649, -71.11705

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a lighter to light a propane steam table burner when the lighter ignited propane gas that had accumulated in the steam table due to a valve that had been left open earlier. The employee suffered burns to the face, neck, right arm, and right hand.

Incident Summary

On October 7, 2017, a worker at Bon Me Foods, LLC in CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with propane identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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