Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Twin Rivers Paper Pine Bluff LLC
Start: 11/1/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110081 · 11/1/2023 · Twin Rivers Paper Pine Bluff 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: Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Twin Rivers Paper Pine Bluff LLC
Location: 1701 Jefferson Parkway, WHITE HALL, ARKANSAS, 71602
NAICS: 322121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employe was attempting to hook up an air line to a valve. The valve was closed, but the air pressure from the line triggered it and caused it to fully open. Hot water and vapor splashed onto the employee, who suffered burns to the back, neck, and upper extremities.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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