Incident date: 2024-08-19
NAICS industry code: 311612

An employee was trapped inside a walk-in steam oven (smokehouse) when the oven started. The oven had been running for approximately 15 minutes and had reached 175 degrees Fahrenheit. The employee was hospitalized for severe steam burns to their arms, back, and face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to environmental heat  indoor
code_source: title: Steaming equipment and appliances except fabric presses
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate