Incident date: 2025-07-01
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was working in the flake wash line and starting up the auger (9 feet tall) when a top cover on the auger came loose. Hot water and plastic flakes erupted from the top, causing second- and third-degree burns to 20% of his body.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Water, liquids nonchemical
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  third degree or higher
code_body: title: Part of body  unspecified
severity: moderate