Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at International Paper Company
Start: 9/27/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098921 · 9/27/2023 · International Paper Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source: Chlorine, chlorine bleach

Employer

Name: International Paper Company
Location: 1 Bonnybridge Road, PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA, 31407
NAICS: 322121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was exposed to chlorine dioxide that is produced on site to bleach pulp, resulting in a chemical burn due to inhalation. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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