Evergreen Packaging
Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Evergreen Packaging | Report ID | 2017098745 |
| Address | 5201 Fairfield Rd, | City, State ZIP | PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71601 |
| Event Date | September 12, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 322220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.22000, -91.90000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The employees were bringing the paper machine back online. The waste paper stock went into the overflow chest to be returned to pulp. An employee went out to observe the overflow from the chest in the street to make sure the sewer drain did not clog. As the employee was standing by the sewer drain, the condensate tank released to the same area. The condensate, mixed with the product from the overflow chest, caused the product level at the curb to rise over and into the employee's boots burning his feet, ankles, and lower legs.
Incident Summary
On September 12, 2017, a worker at Evergreen Packaging in PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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