Interstate Paper LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — RICEBORO, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Interstate Paper LLC in RICEBORO, GEORGIA
Employer Interstate Paper LLC Report ID 2021010039
Address 2366 Interstate Paper Rd. City, State ZIP RICEBORO, GEORGIA 31323
Event Date January 4, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 322130 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.74000, -81.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rodding out scale and lime material from a chute that led into a screw. A chemical reaction took place between the lime scale and the materials used in the process, and the employee suffered first- and second-degree burns to the face and arms from hot vapor.

Incident Summary

On January 4, 2021, a worker at Interstate Paper LLC in RICEBORO, GEORGIA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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