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B&G Foods, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at B&G Foods, Inc. in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Employer B&G Foods, Inc. Report ID 2023010728
Address 443 East 100th Street City, State ZIP BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11236
Event Date January 23, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Soups, sauces, gravies
Secondary Source Bottles, jugs, flasks
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.65000, -73.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was logging an entry for product weight when she noticed a small crack in one of the jars of sauce. The employee was disposing of the jar when it broke, spilling hot tomato sauce into the top of her left boot. The employee sustained second-and third-degree burns to the left ankle and foot.

Incident Summary

On January 23, 2023, a worker at B&G Foods, Inc. in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the foot (feet) and ankle(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with soups, sauces, gravies identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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