SENECA FOODS CORPORATION - VEGETABLE DIVISION

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — CUMBERLAND, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SENECA FOODS CORPORATION - VEGETABLE DIVISION in CUMBERLAND, WISCONSIN
Employer SENECA FOODS CORPORATION - VEGETABLE DIVISION Report ID 2020109942
Address 1055 ELM STREET City, State ZIP CUMBERLAND, WISCONSIN 54829
Event Date October 19, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 311421 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 45.53000, -92.01000

Incident Narrative

A conveyor belt on the green bean line was slipping due to some icing on the drive motor. An employee went over to start it manually. While tugging on the belt, the employee's hand got pulled into the underside of the conveyor. The employee sustained third degree burns on his left arm and hand requiring skin grafts.

Incident Summary

On October 19, 2020, a worker at SENECA FOODS CORPORATION - VEGETABLE DIVISION in CUMBERLAND, WISCONSIN suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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