| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-13 | East Peoria | Il | Texas Roadhouse | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was draining a soak tank. The employee slipped on the back dock, fell into scalding water, and suffered burns to the right leg and foot. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-02-19 | Miami | Fl | MCARTHUR NEXT, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was burned by scalding water while standing under a case washing machine. | |||||
| 2020-09-29 | Monmouth | Il | Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Slip without fall |
| On September 29, 2020, at approximately 1:45 a.m., an employee was visually inspecting a chain on top of the east scald cabinet of the kill floor when he slipped. To avoid a fall, he put his right hand down in the sprocket and chain. He was able to pull his hand free, but sustained two fractures to his middle finger, a fracture to his index finger and a laceration on the back of his hand that required surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2020-05-30 | Port Charlotte | Florida | Bob Evans Restaurant | Arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was making iced tea when she noticed a clog in the brewing basket. She was pulling the brew bucket out to unclog it when hot water scalded her left arm. | |||||
| 2019-08-15 | Holden | Massachusett | CLARIANT PLASTICS & COATINGS USA INC. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| A temporary employee (of Savvy Staffing) was standing in front of a valve when it was opened. Scalding water was discharged onto the employee, causing severe burns to 40 percent of the employee's body including the lower abdomen, pelvis, thighs, arms, and hands. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-02-08 | Houston | Texas | Merchants Metals | Arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was operating a galvanized kettle machine. As he was adjusting the chain link, his right arm slipped and contacting the scalding hot water. The employee was hospitalized for second-degree burns. | |||||
| 2018-07-16 | New Holland | Pennsylvania | Advanced Food Products | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was helping a maintenance employee work on a can wash when the employee was splashed on the mid-section with scalding, hot water. | |||||
| 2018-06-06 | Gadsden | Alabama | Keystone Foods LLC | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was cleaning a transfer belt and was burned by scalding hot water. | |||||
| 2018-05-19 | Danville | Arkansas | Wayne Farms LLC Feed Mill | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was cleaning a scalder. He laid the nozzle end of his water hose over the side of the scalder while he left to perform another task. When he returned to pick it up and lifted it, the hose became entangled in the running shackle line. As he tried to pull the hose out, his left middle finger was caught on the handle of the water valve nozzle attached to the hose. He pulled his finger back as the line was moving, sustaining a finger avulsion that required surgical amputation. | |||||
| 2017-07-10 | Wilder | Idaho | CTI-SSI Food Services, LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was filling a molten unit. The discharge valve was closed at the time, and the line over-pressurized. The line burst, spraying the employee with scalding water that caused second and third degree burns to the ears, neck, hands, and chest. | |||||
| 2017-03-14 | Sauget | Illinois | PRECISION INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE, INC. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| While performing maintenance to a large piece of equipment, an employee burned their back with scalding water that was being used to flush the equipment. | |||||
| 2016-03-18 | Murrayville | Georgia | FIELDALE FARMS POULTRY, LLC | Multiple lower extremities locations | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was performing sanitation work when he entered the picking room. There was fog in the room. The employee stumbled and entered a flow of steam from water that was draining out of the scalder tank. He suffered severe burns on his left leg, ankle, and foot, requiring overnight hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-10-14 | Waco | Texas | SANDERSON FARM INC | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell five feet from the edge of the scalder. Fall protection was not used at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2015-09-02 | Kansas City | Kansas | Harcros Chemicals Inc | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was washing out a tank with hot water that was about 130 to 140 degrees. The hot water scalded his back, resulting in third degree burns. | |||||
| 2015-08-13 | Pittsville | Wisconsin | Badger State Fruit Processing, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was scalded on the face, chest, and legs by steam and juice. | |||||