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Thermal burns second degree

1 hospitalization · 2024076637 · 7/22/2024 · Clearwater Paper Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple lower extremities locations n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Thermal burns second degree

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Raw and semi-finished materials and byproducts n.e.c.
Secondary source
Shoes, socks, footwear

Employer

Name
Clearwater Paper Corporation
Location
5082 HWY 4 N, ARKANSAS CITY, ARKANSAS, 71630
NAICS
322130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 22, 2024, at 10:30 AM, an employee was responding to a pulp mill manufacturing process shutdown. Pulp stock overflowed through an engineered overflow pipe resulting in a buildup of stock in a bermed area. The stock was 140 to 150 degrees. The employee went to the bermed area to close an air-actuated process valve. While closing the valve, pulp stock entered the top of his boots and caused second-degree burns to both of his lower legs down to his feet. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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