Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Foley Cellulose, LLC
Start: 4/4/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017043028 · 4/4/2017 · Foley Cellulose, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Steam, vapors-nonchemical

Employer

Name: Foley Cellulose, LLC
Location: 1 Buckeye Drive, PERRY, FLORIDA, 32348
NAICS: 322110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking a pulp sample from a washer when steam from the shower header (used to spray over the pulp to clean) caused second and third degree burns to her right arm and hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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