Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC
Start: 1/19/2023

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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