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Daybrook Fisheries, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — EMPIRE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Daybrook Fisheries, Inc. in EMPIRE, LOUISIANA
Employer Daybrook Fisheries, Inc. Report ID 2019054985
Address 136 Daybrook Lane City, State ZIP EMPIRE, LOUISIANA 70050
Event Date May 16, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Pressurized water-blast
Secondary Source Pumps
Industry (NAICS) 311712 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.38000, -89.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee turned on a process pump inside a fish processing plant. The pump cap housing blew off causing hot water to forcibly flow out of the pump and strike the employee in multiple areas on the front of his body. As the employee turned away from the hot water, he was struck in multiple areas on the back of his body and knocked to the ground momentarily. Hot water also struck a second employee on the back while running away from the area.

Incident Summary

On May 16, 2019, a worker at Daybrook Fisheries, Inc. in EMPIRE, LOUISIANA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with pressurized water-blast identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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