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International Paper Company

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Second degree chemical burns and corrosions — SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at International Paper Company in SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Employer International Paper Company Report ID 2019088788
Address 1201 West Lathrop Avenue City, State ZIP SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31415
Event Date August 23, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree chemical burns and corrosions Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.09000, -81.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee was opening a valve when the hot caustic (main component: sodium hydroxide) from an adjacent valve that was open sprayed him. The piping was shut down for maintenance and the injured employee was restoring it to service prior to the incident. The employee sustained a second degree burn on 2% of the right leg surface. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2019, a worker at International Paper Company in SAVANNAH, GEORGIA suffered second degree chemical burns and corrosions to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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