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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2019010991 · 1/28/2019 · Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Lime

Employer

Name
Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC
Location
32224 Hwy 31, BREWTON, ALABAMA, 36426
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sticking a rod through an inspection port to clean lime from the bucket elevator inside a lime kiln. He slipped and the rod and hot lime came out of the inspection port. The solid lime particles contacted his right forearm, causing second degree burns that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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