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Verso Corporation

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Verso Corporation in WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN
Employer Verso Corporation Report ID 2015010695
Address 950 3rd Avenue North City, State ZIP WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN 54495
Event Date January 22, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Liquids, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.39000, -89.85000

Incident Narrative

Employee hospitalized due to second degree burns from contact with hot product/stock.

Incident Summary

On January 22, 2015, a worker at Verso Corporation in WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with liquids, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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