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Darling Ingredients, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — BYRAM, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Darling Ingredients, Inc. in BYRAM, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Darling Ingredients, Inc. Report ID 2023021840
Address 1299 Prisock Road City, State ZIP BYRAM, MISSISSIPPI 39272
Event Date February 27, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple face locations
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Secondary Source Pliers, tongs
Industry (NAICS) 311613 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.15000, -90.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a centrifuge when he dropped a pair of pliers. The pliers struck a valve containing hot water, causing it to it discharge and strike him in the face. The employee sustained second-degree burns to the nose and right cheek.

Incident Summary

On February 27, 2023, a worker at Darling Ingredients, Inc. in BYRAM, MISSISSIPPI suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple face locations. 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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