SugarCreek Packing Company
Fall to lower level, unspecified — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio
| Employer | SugarCreek Packing Company |
| Address | 2101 Kenskill Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio 43160 |
| Report ID | 2023054586 |
| Event Date | May 23, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns |
| Body Part | Lower extremities, unspecified |
| Event Type | Fall to lower level, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Secondary Source | Synthetic detergents and shampoos |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311991 |
| Inspection # | 1673386 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.53580, -83.40885 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was servicing an exhaust fan in the tree wash cabinet. He had one foot on the pump motor and the other foot on a raised threshold when he lost footing and fell into a catch basin. The catch basin contained heated water and chemicals which caused the employee to sustain first, second, and third-degree burns to lower extremities as well as a laceration to the right triceps.
Incident Summary
On May 23, 2023, a worker at SugarCreek Packing Company in WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the lower extremities, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall to lower level, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 124 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.
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| Feb 5, 2015 | Crown Corr, Inc. | KINGS BAY, Georgia | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
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| Aug 11, 2021 | Fire Systems Inc. | DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
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