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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2022076041 · 7/11/2022 · Georgia-Pacific Wood Products South, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Kilns

Employer

Name
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products South, LLC
Location
380 Mays Bridge Road, ROME, GEORGIA, 30165
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were starting the wood-fired burner of a kiln when flames and heat were discharged from the burner opening. Employee 1 was hospitalized with burns to both forearms and the abdomen and required surgery. Employee 2 was treated at the burn clinic and released.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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