Contact with hot objects or substances · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tyson Foods, 1131 Dakota Ave, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA 68731
on , Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the trunk and other lower extremities.
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Final narrative
An employee was helping mechanics remove a piece of iron from an airlock. The employee was approximately 3 feet up on a ladder when he dropped a wrench, which struck the handle of the steam line valve. The valve opened and steam sprayed onto the employee, causing burns to both inner thighs and his lower abdomen.
HospitalizedTrunk and other lower extremitiesSteam, vapors nonchemical