# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at International Paper Company
> OSHA SIR `2015053236` · 5/28/2015 · DECATUR, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper Company
- **Location:** 151 Ipsco Street, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35603
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered second degree burns to the right arm and leg while unclogging a hot wax line. The employee was hospitalized.

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