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H-E-B, LP HOUSTON SNACK PLANT

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at H-E-B, LP HOUSTON SNACK PLANT in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer H-E-B, LP HOUSTON SNACK PLANT Report ID 2021021670
Address 10000 GENARD RD City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041
Event Date February 24, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Fats, oils, cooking greases
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # 1517958
GPS Coordinates 29.84000, -95.54000

Incident Narrative

An employee was closing the cover to an oil vat and was sprayed with hot oil, resulting in second degree burns to the face and left arm.

Incident Summary

On February 24, 2021, a worker at H-E-B, LP HOUSTON SNACK PLANT in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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

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