Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Darling Ingredients, 5701 York Street, DENVER, COLORADO 80216
on , Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was checking equipment and adjusting lines. As the employee was unplugging a plugged line that uses steam, a handle was bumped releasing steam condensate (300 degrees) that struck the employee's chest causing a second degree burn.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersSteam, vapors-nonchemical