C&W Facility Services, Inc.
Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact unspecified — Thermal burns second degree — BLAIR, NEBRASKA
| Employer | C&W Facility Services, Inc. | Report ID | 2025076990 |
| Address | 650 Industrial Park Drive | City, State ZIP | BLAIR, NEBRASKA 68008 |
| Event Date | July 18, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Thermal burns second degree | Body Part | Trunk and other upper extremities |
| Event Type | Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact unspecified | Source of Injury | Scaffolds, staging unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Food products n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 811310 | Inspection # | 1839144 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.53000, -96.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An electrician was on a 9-foot scaffold performing valve maintenance on an 8-inch line near a heat exchanger. The electrician was working to cycle a valve that failed to close. Due to a misaligned drain line and an open manual valve, hot liquid dextrose (~250 F) was released onto the floor below, creating a steam cloud. The electrician was evacuating the scaffold using the scaffold ladder when they slipped and fell 5-6 feet into the hot liquid, sustaining first- and second-degree burns to multiple parts of their body including both arms, both hands, their back, and their buttocks.
Incident Summary
On July 18, 2025, a worker at C&W Facility Services, Inc. in BLAIR, NEBRASKA suffered thermal burns second degree to the trunk and other upper extremities. The incident was classified as fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact unspecified, with scaffolds, staging unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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