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Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — BREWTON, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC in BREWTON, ALABAMA
Employer Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC Report ID 2019010991
Address 32224 Hwy 31 City, State ZIP BREWTON, ALABAMA 36426
Event Date January 28, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Lime
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.07000, -87.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sticking a rod through an inspection port to clean lime from the bucket elevator inside a lime kiln. He slipped and the rod and hot lime came out of the inspection port. The solid lime particles contacted his right forearm, causing second degree burns that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 28, 2019, a worker at Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC in BREWTON, ALABAMA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with lime identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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