Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-05-31 | East Dublin | Ga | Darling Ingredients, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was priming a sump pump when hot water and steam were released burning his left arm and neck. | |||||
2019-09-17 | East Dublin | Georgia | Darling Ingredients, Inc. | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was attempting to clear a blocked grease line by injecting steam into the line. Pressure overcame the seal on the lid and ejected hot grease onto the employee's shoulder and arm. The employee sustained second degree burns to the top of the shoulders and the right arm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-03-26 | East Dublin | Georgia | Darling Ingredients Inc. | Foot (feet) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was walking away from a screw conveyor when his right foot stepped into a square floor drain opening. While his foot was in the floor drain, hot water (140 degrees Fahrenheit) flowed into the opening and onto his right foot, causing second degree burns. | |||||
2015-05-01 | East Dublin | Georgia | Building Materials Company | Nonclassifiable | Struck by falling object or equipment |
A truck driver sustained several broken bones after either being struck by falling trusses during unloading or when diving under the truck to avoid being struck by the falling trusses. |