Incident date: 2019-04-08
NAICS industry code: 311999

An employee was tightening a clamp (using channel lock pliers) on a pasteurizer system when a leak was identified. The clamp fastener dislodged while turning and 240-degree liquid discharged onto the employee, causing burns to the waist, abdomen, legs, and knees.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Liquids, unspecified
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate