TYSON FOODS, INC.
Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - GREEN FOREST, Arkansas
| Employer | TYSON FOODS, INC. |
| Address | 601 Tyson Dr |
| City, State ZIP | GREEN FOREST, Arkansas 72638 |
| Report ID | 2019088403 |
| Event Date | August 15, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| Source of Injury | Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.33000, -93.42000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was turning a ball valve on the bypass relief for a filter. The employee was cycling out dirty oil and adding fresh oil. The sanitary fitting on the top of the valve came loose, allowing oil to exit the pipe and burn both of the employee's legs.
Incident Summary
On August 15, 2019, a worker at TYSON FOODS, INC. in GREEN FOREST, Arkansas suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,902 severe injury reports involving "Contact with hot objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with hot objects or substances injuries.
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