Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

SENSIENT FLAVORS LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SENSIENT FLAVORS LLC in AMBOY, ILLINOIS
Employer SENSIENT FLAVORS LLC Report ID 20191011100
Address 25 E MAIN ST. City, State ZIP AMBOY, ILLINOIS 61310
Event Date October 24, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 311930 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.71000, -89.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning around a tank. The tank overflowed, splashing the employee with boiling water and causing second-degree burns to his arm and lower legs.

Incident Summary

On October 24, 2019, a worker at SENSIENT FLAVORS LLC in AMBOY, ILLINOIS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,849 severe injury reports involving "Contact with hot objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with hot objects or substances injuries.

See all reports for SENSIENT FLAVORS LLC.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Contact with hot objects or substances events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Nov 1, 2019 Yates Bleachery Company FLINTSTONE, GEORGIA Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Hosp.
Apr 23, 2016 B&G Foods North America, Inc. ROSELAND, NEW JERSEY Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Hosp.
Sep 18, 2023 Vector Fleet Management LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Hosp.
Aug 5, 2016 CUMBERLAND FOUNDRY COMPANY, INC. CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Hosp.
Sep 15, 2017 Wise Foods, Inc. BERWICK, PENNSYLVANIA Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Hosp.
Oct 29, 2019 CON EDISON NEW YORK, NEW YORK Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Hosp.
Oct 14, 2021 Hanson Aggregates Pennsylvania LLC GLEN MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Hosp.
Jan 13, 2015 The Coca-Cola Company ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA Second degree heat (thermal) burns Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports