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Briess Industries, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — CHILTON, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Briess Industries, Inc. in CHILTON, WISCONSIN
Employer Briess Industries, Inc. Report ID 20171211487
Address 625 S. Irish Rd. City, State ZIP CHILTON, WISCONSIN 53014
Event Date December 3, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 311213 Inspection # 1282326
GPS Coordinates 44.02000, -88.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a leaking valve when another valve opened and hot water was pumped into the system. The hot water scalded the employee, who suffered second degree burns.

Incident Summary

On December 3, 2017, a worker at Briess Industries, Inc. in CHILTON, WISCONSIN suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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