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Dairy Farmers of America

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dairy Farmers of America in HUMMELSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Dairy Farmers of America Report ID 2021064845
Address 8190 Presidents Drive City, State ZIP HUMMELSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17036
Event Date June 14, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 311514 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.26000, -76.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was about to kosherize a product line, having just switched a hose from another line after draining the water out of it. When he opened a valve to start the process, 200-degree Fahrenheit water hit him in the left leg and foot, burning him from the thigh down.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2021, a worker at Dairy Farmers of America in HUMMELSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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