Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at WestRock Company
Start: 3/3/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020032047 · 3/3/2020 · WestRock Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: WestRock Company
Location: 709 Papermill Road, DUBLIN, GEORGIA, 31027
NAICS: 322130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was priming the seal water pumps for a paper machine. The employee removed a cap and was struck by discharging hot water, suffering first- and second-degree burns to the arms and back. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown