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SENSIENT COLORS, LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SENSIENT COLORS, LLC in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
Employer SENSIENT COLORS, LLC Report ID 2021086434
Address 2515 North Jefferson Ave. City, State ZIP SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63106
Event Date August 2, 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 Water
Industry (NAICS) 311942 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.65000, -90.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee had cleaned a vacuum belt dryer feed tank with steam-heated water, which he then drained out of the tank through the outlet valve at the bottom. When he disconnected the nitrogen supply line on the upper part of the tank, hot water sprayed from the flange for that line and struck the employee. He suffered second-degree burns to his neck, chest, back, legs, and arms, covering about 30 percent of his body. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 2, 2021, a worker at SENSIENT COLORS, LLC in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 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 water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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