ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY
Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - VALDOSTA, Georgia
| Employer | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY |
| Address | 1841 CLAY RD |
| City, State ZIP | VALDOSTA, Georgia 31603 |
| Report ID | 20201211597 |
| Event Date | December 10, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| Source of Injury | Fats, oils, cooking greases |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.83220, -83.25154 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was on the ground by a railcar attempting to unplug an oil line to allow the oil to flow from the railcar to a tank in the facility. Oil splashed out of the top of the railcar and landed on the employee causing burns to the top of the employee's shoulders.
Incident Summary
On December 10, 2020, a worker at ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY in VALDOSTA, Georgia suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with fats, oils, cooking greases 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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