MGP INGREDIENTS, INC.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - ATCHISON, Kansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at MGP INGREDIENTS, INC. in ATCHISON, Kansas
Employer MGP INGREDIENTS, INC.
Address 1300 MAIN STREET
City, State ZIP ATCHISON, Kansas 66002
Report ID 20211110052
Event Date November 19, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 311211
GPS Coordinates 39.56083, -95.13331

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Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a leak on a cooling water line to a starch drying drum (the cooling water line is used to supply cooling water to a hot applicator roll). The employee had isolated the cooling water supply and cooling water return valves. When he loosened the compression fitting for the cooling water line, hot water came out of the line and burned the employee's arms, chest, neck, and face. While trying to get away from the hot water, the employee also injured his knee.

Incident Summary

On November 19, 2021, a worker at MGP INGREDIENTS, INC. in ATCHISON, Kansas suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified 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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