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Kraft Heinz Company

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kraft Heinz Company in GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
Employer Kraft Heinz Company Report ID 20191010258
Address 2901 Missouri Ave City, State ZIP GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS 62040
Event Date October 1, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.71000, -90.15000

Incident Narrative

At about 3:30 p.m. on October 1, 2019, a processing blender was changing a soft-drink-making system over from clean-in-place to production. After he broke the line, the system discharged cool water (due to condensation), then steam. He suffered first- and second-degree burns to the chest and back and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 1, 2019, a worker at Kraft Heinz Company in GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple trunk locations. 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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