OSHA Injury Report: American Sugar Refining - Baltimore

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was opening a strainer on [REDACTED] melter when hot liquid sprayed onto the right lower leg.

What happened

On [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] myself was doing my daily rounds for as the recovery end checking al my strainers from 5-3-11 and 5-3-10 melters on the 3rf floor Pan House when I shut off the pump to 5-3-21 pump and both discharge valve so I can clean the strainers once I took the cap off halfway the sweet wat.er from 5-3-10 started to burst out quickly due to the discharge safety valve closed to where that water was still flowing through that line and burst onto my lower legs I was always GMP equipped.

Injury or illness

2nd degree burns to thighs.

Object or substance involved

Hot liquid

Summary line

Burn on lower thigh from hot liquid

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.