Golden State Foods
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — BURLESON, TEXAS
| Employer | Golden State Foods | Report ID | 2021032037 |
| Address | 5601 Vantage Drive | City, State ZIP | BURLESON, TEXAS 76028 |
| Event Date | March 8, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Source of Injury | Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424470 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.47000, -97.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working in a clean-in-place room. A circuit was removed that was running a three-step wash on a ketchup deck bulk line, causing hot water and caustic chemicals to escape out of the line and spray the employee. The employee was burned.
Incident Summary
On March 8, 2021, a worker at Golden State Foods in BURLESON, TEXAS suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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