Contact with hot objects or substances · Thermal burns second degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Agropur Inc., 547 West Nez Perce Ave, JEROME, IDAHO 83338
on , Thermal burns second degree, affecting the trunk and other upper extremities.
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Final narrative
An employee was removing and cleaning the water filter for a cheese cooker. The employee switched over to the alternate filter and used the shutoff valve to isolate the filter before removing it. When the filter was isolated, the hot water/steam mixture built back pressure in the filter housing. When the employee removed the clamp, the hot water burst out onto the employee causing second-degree burns to their inner arms and the left side of their chest and abdomen.
HospitalizedTrunk and other upper extremitiesWater, liquids nonchemical