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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2023010598 · 1/19/2023 · Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Water
Secondary source
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC
Location
437 Old Augusta Road South, RINCON, GEORGIA, 31326
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unclogging a drain line from the tertiary screen in the recycle mill operations section. While lifting the basket out to clean, hot water sprayed through the seams of the filter. The employee sustained thermal burns on the left hand, forearm, and leg as well as the right thigh and foot.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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