KERRY BIOFUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS, INC.
Contact with hot objects or substances - Second degree heat (thermal) burns - 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
OSHA has recorded 1,912 severe injury reports involving "Contact with hot objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with hot objects or substances injuries.
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