Incident date: 2025-04-22
NAICS industry code: 311513

A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a clean-in-place (CIP) line at the whey protein liquid processing area. The employee was repairing the CIP valve when a nearby valve pulsated and released hot water/caustic liquid that contacted the employee's abdomen and lower extremities. The employee was hospitalized for second-degree burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Corrosive bases  unspecified
code_nature: title: Other or multiple types of burns  second degree
code_body: title: Trunk and other lower extremities
severity: moderate