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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2021032178 · 3/12/2021 · Graphic Packaging International

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Water

Employer

Name
Graphic Packaging International
Location
1000 Jonesboro Road, WEST MONROE, LOUISIANA, 71294
NAICS
322130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was switching valves on a pump in the recovery boiler area. While en route to the equipment, the employee entered an area where excavation work was being performed and that was flooded with 6 inches of cloudy water. The employee stepped into an inspection port that was waist high and sustained burns to the lower body from a hot water mixture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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