Appling County Pellets, LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — BAXLEY, GEORGIA
| Employer | Appling County Pellets, LLC | Report ID | 2020076794 |
| Address | 248 Sweetwater Dr. | City, State ZIP | BAXLEY, GEORGIA 31513 |
| Event Date | July 19, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321999 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.75000, -82.35000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was breaking up hardened residual ash to remove it from the inside of the second chamber of a dryer during a scheduled outage of the equipment. A piece of the ash fell and pinned the employee's legs. Interior layers of the residual ash were still hot, causing third degree burns on the right leg, second degree burns on the left leg, and second degree burns to portions of both arms. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 19, 2020, a worker at Appling County Pellets, LLC in BAXLEY, GEORGIA suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the leg(s), unspecified. 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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