Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc. - Orrtanna Faciltiy

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc. - Orrtanna Faciltiy in PEACH GLEN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc. - Orrtanna Faciltiy Report ID 2022065740
Address 800 Peach Glen-Idaville Road City, State ZIP PEACH GLEN, PENNSYLVANIA 17375
Event Date June 30, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 311421 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.02000, -77.22000

Incident Narrative

While disconnecting a pipe, an employee was sprayed with hot material and sustained burns on the right side of his neck and torso.

Incident Summary

On June 30, 2022, a worker at Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc. - Orrtanna Faciltiy in PEACH GLEN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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