Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221378821

MILK SPECIALTIES COMPANY

Event
Back, Burn, Contact, Leg, Water
NAICS
112120
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345462030
Employer profile
MILK SPECIALTIES COMPANY
Summary number
221378821
Report ID
0950625

Event description

Employee is burned by release of scalding water from milk pr

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on May 10, 2021, Employee #1, employed by Milk Specialties Global, was working at a milk processing plant. He was inserting a probe into a closed processing system when he loosened the cap on a tube. The clamp on the tube was released, and scalding water spewed out of the tube. The hot water burned Employee #1's back and legs. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for burns to his back and legs.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 29 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    444

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