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Omnipure Filter Company, Inc

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — CALDWELL, IDAHO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Omnipure Filter Company, Inc in CALDWELL, IDAHO
Employer Omnipure Filter Company, Inc Report ID 2019021538
Address 1904 Industrial Way City, State ZIP CALDWELL, IDAHO 83605
Event Date February 11, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333318 Inspection # 1378292
GPS Coordinates 43.65000, -116.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was reaching between oven lines when the robotic arm was tripped and the molds closed. The employee's arm and face were caught in the molds causing severe burns.

Incident Summary

On February 11, 2019, a worker at Omnipure Filter Company, Inc in CALDWELL, IDAHO suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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