Graphic Packaging International, LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — QUEEN CITY, TEXAS
| Employer | Graphic Packaging International, LLC | Report ID | 2019010530 |
| Address | 9978 FM 3129 | City, State ZIP | QUEEN CITY, TEXAS 75572 |
| Event Date | January 16, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Steam, vapors-nonchemical |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322121 | Inspection # | 1375209 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.25000, -94.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was repairing a hole on a steam and condensate blowdown line in the power house when the steam caused second degree burns to 50 percent of the employee's body.
Incident Summary
On January 16, 2019, a worker at Graphic Packaging International, LLC in QUEEN CITY, TEXAS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors-nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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