Incident date: 2019-09-17
NAICS industry code: 311613

An employee was attempting to clear a blocked grease line by injecting steam into the line. Pressure overcame the seal on the lid and ejected hot grease onto the employee's shoulder and arm. The employee sustained second degree burns to the top of the shoulders and the right arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
severity: moderate