Trident Seafoods Corporation
Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — CARROLLTON, GEORGIA
| Employer | Trident Seafoods Corporation | Report ID | 20231110204 |
| Address | 100 Jerry Dowd Dr. | City, State ZIP | CARROLLTON, GEORGIA 30117 |
| Event Date | November 4, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Fats, oils, cooking greases |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311712 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.61000, -85.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On November 4, 2023, an employee was unclogging an oil line for a fryer and began by closing the valves at the fryer drain, pump, and intersection in the pipe. This caused the short section of the pipe to become pressurized. As the employee opened the valve at the bottom of the fryer, the air in the pipe blew up into the fryer full of hot oil, causing it to overflow onto their hands. The employee suffered second-degree burns to both hands.
Incident Summary
On November 4, 2023, a worker at Trident Seafoods Corporation in CARROLLTON, GEORGIA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with fats, oils, cooking greases identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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