Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Interstate Paper LLC
Start: 1/4/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021010039 · 1/4/2021 · Interstate Paper LLC

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: Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Interstate Paper LLC
Location: 2366 Interstate Paper Rd., RICEBORO, GEORGIA, 31323
NAICS: 322130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was rodding out scale and lime material from a chute that led into a screw. A chemical reaction took place between the lime scale and the materials used in the process, and the employee suffered first- and second-degree burns to the face and arms from hot vapor.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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