Incident date: 2016-05-12
NAICS industry code: 325611

An employee was burned by 190-degree water while setting up a clean-in-place system. All valves were not closed during setup, and water sprayed out of a partially closed secondary valve. The employee suffered second degree burns on the arm and shoulder.

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