Schulze and Burch Biscuit Company
Contact with hot objects or substances - Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns - SEARCY, Arkansas
| Employer | Schulze and Burch Biscuit Company |
| Address | 205 S Spring St |
| City, State ZIP | SEARCY, Arkansas 72143 |
| Report ID | 2018043694 |
| Event Date | April 18, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns |
| Body Part | Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 |
| Inspection # | 1311806 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.24756, -91.73787 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was feeding foil inner lid seals into the shuttle stacker on a pint filler machine when some of the seals fell onto the conveyor. The employee attempted to grab a stack of the seals from the conveyor. Her right hand was then caught and pulled into the machine, making contact with the heat seals. She sustained third degree burns on her right palm and forearm and multiple lacerations to her hand and arm, requiring hospitalization. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On April 18, 2018, a worker at Schulze and Burch Biscuit Company in SEARCY, Arkansas suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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