Caviness Beef Packing, Ltd
Contact with hot objects or substances — Thermal burns degree unspecified — HEREFORD, TEXAS
| Employer | Caviness Beef Packing, Ltd | Report ID | 2025010073 |
| Address | 3255 US Highway 60 | City, State ZIP | HEREFORD, TEXAS 79045 |
| Event Date | January 3, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Thermal burns degree unspecified | Body Part | Lower extremities unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Water, liquids nonchemical |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.75000, -102.47000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The employee turned a valve and was sprayed in the legs with hot water. The employee sustained burns.
Incident Summary
On January 3, 2025, a worker at Caviness Beef Packing, Ltd in HEREFORD, TEXAS suffered thermal burns degree unspecified to the lower extremities unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water, liquids nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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