Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC
Start: 8/14/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023087420 · 8/14/2023 · Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC
Location: 12551 Georgia 273, CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA, 39832
NAICS: 322130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unplugging a melt spout on a recovery boiler when an overpressure occurred in the dissolving tank and green liquor splashed on him. The employee sustained second and third-degree burns to 40% of his body.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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