Southern Idaho workers burned when hot liquid overflows tank

Southern Idaho workers burned when hot liquid overflows tank

(Greg Kreller, Idaho Press-Tribune via AP)


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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A south-central Idaho sugar producing company says two workers have been flown to a hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, for burn treatment after a tank containing hot liquid overflowed.

Amalgamated Sugar tells KMVT-TV (http://bit.ly/2uLIfJR) that the workers sustained the injuries Friday morning at the company's plant in Twin Falls.

The company says it has notified the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

The names of the injured workers haven't been released.

Information from: KMVT-TV, http://www.kmvt.com/

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