Contact with hot objects or substances · Other or multiple types of burns second degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hilmar Cheese Company, 12400 US HWY 385, DALHART, TEXAS 79022
on , Other or multiple types of burns second degree, affecting the trunk and other lower extremities.
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Final narrative
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.
HospitalizedTrunk and other lower extremitiesCorrosive bases unspecified