KERRY BIOFUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS, INC.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Second degree heat (thermal) burns - NORWICH, New York

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at KERRY BIOFUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS, INC. in NORWICH, New York
Employer KERRY BIOFUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS, INC.
Address 158 State Highway 320
City, State ZIP NORWICH, New York 13815
Report ID 2023109930
Event Date October 27, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 311514
GPS Coordinates 42.55000, -75.52000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was removing pipe insulation from a hot water line in the hydrolyzed protein alleyway, located approximately 14 feet above ground. The employee was harnessed in the cage of an aerial lift. He was removing insulation from the hot water line when a straw connection malfunctioned and released a stream of 165-degree water. The employee sustained first- and second-degree burns to his chest area, back, and right arm.

Incident Summary

On October 27, 2023, a worker at KERRY BIOFUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS, INC. in NORWICH, New York suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns 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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