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Hershey Creamery Company

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hershey Creamery Company in HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Hershey Creamery Company Report ID 2019043707
Address 301 South Cameron Street City, State ZIP HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17101
Event Date April 10, 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 Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Industry (NAICS) 311520 Inspection # 1399533
GPS Coordinates 40.26000, -76.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was defrosting a vessel with a flexible steam line. He set the steam line in the vessel and it slipped out, allowing steam to burn his neck, chest, and stomach.

Incident Summary

On April 10, 2019, a worker at Hershey Creamery Company in HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 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 steam, vapors-nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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