Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Westrock Mill Company, LLC
Start: 7/3/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021075455 · 7/3/2021 · Westrock Mill Company, LLC

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: Alkalies, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Westrock Mill Company, LLC
Location: 28270 U. S. Highway 80 West, DEMOPOLIS, ALABAMA, 36732
NAICS: 322110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a manlift to observe a leak at a white liquor line. The gasket at the leaking flange area failed and sprayed hot white liquor on the employee, who suffered burns to his side, buttocks, and eyes.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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