# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at International Paper Mill
> OSHA SIR `2015040446` · 4/24/2015 · ROME, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Boilers
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper Mill
- **Location:** 238 Mays Bridge Road, ROME, GEORGIA, 30165
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 4:50 AM on 4/24, an employee was collecting a sample of black liquor. The sample splashed from the cup onto the employee's face, burning his face. He was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*