Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Georgia-Pacific Monticello, LLC
Start: 5/16/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015052922 · 5/16/2015 · Georgia-Pacific Monticello, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Lime

Employer

Name: Georgia-Pacific Monticello, LLC
Location: 604 N.A. Sandifer Road, MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI, 39654
NAICS: 322130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Around 1:30 AM on Saturday, May 16, 2015, an employee who had been washing accumulated spilled lime near an area utility drain stepped into dry lime, which came up over and into his ~10-inch tall steel-toed work boots. He received third degree chemical burns to his feet and lower legs and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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