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Frito Lay

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — YORK, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Frito Lay in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Frito Lay Report ID 20201111166
Address 3553 Gillespie Drive City, State ZIP YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17404
Event Date November 26, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Industry (NAICS) 311919 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.94000, -76.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing a gasket on a steam manifold. When the employee loosened bolts on the manifold, steam escaped. The employee suffered first- and second-degree burns.

Incident Summary

On November 26, 2020, a worker at Frito Lay in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. 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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