Keystone Foods LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances — Other or multiple types of burns degree unspecified — GADSDEN, ALABAMA
| Employer | Keystone Foods LLC | Report ID | 20241211921 |
| Address | 2281 Steele Station Road | City, State ZIP | GADSDEN, ALABAMA 35906 |
| Event Date | December 28, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Other or multiple types of burns degree unspecified | Body Part | Other multiple ear(s), facial locations |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Lye, alkali metal hydroxides |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.96000, -86.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On December 28, 2024, an employee was adding caustic soda beads to the oven clean-in-place (CIP) cleaning system when he was splashed by hot chemicals. The employee sustained burns to his face and ear from the caustic soda beads.
Incident Summary
On December 28, 2024, a worker at Keystone Foods LLC in GADSDEN, ALABAMA suffered other or multiple types of burns degree unspecified to the other multiple ear(s), facial locations. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with lye, alkali metal hydroxides identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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