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Dannon Company Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dannon Company Inc. in MINSTER, OHIO
Employer Dannon Company Inc. Report ID 2018088677
Address 216 Southgate Drive City, State ZIP MINSTER, OHIO 45865
Event Date August 22, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 311919 Inspection # 1341697
GPS Coordinates 40.38000, -84.37000

Incident Narrative

On August 22, 2018, an employee of Industrial Machining Services was replacing a valve on the tank cluster in an isolated work area. After the employee finished welding on the tank outlet cluster, the employee began to assemble the valve when an unknown hot water line sprayed the employee in the arm, resulting in second and third burns and a hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2018, a worker at Dannon Company Inc. in MINSTER, OHIO suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the arm(s), unspecified. 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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