PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
| Employer | PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Report ID | 2022043298 |
| Address | 5495 LAKE PARK-CLYATTEVILLE RD. | City, State ZIP | VALDOSTA, GEORGIA 31601 |
| Event Date | April 15, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Paper production machinery, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 322211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.73000, -83.19000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was involved in repacking a pump in the pulp mill and had been monitoring/adjusting the seal water and packing gland for proper flow and gland leakage. As the employee turned and walked away from the completed job, the packing sleeve lost its fit to the hub/shaft and blew out of the packing box causing hot wheat black liquor (approximately 197 degrees) to spray onto the employee's back resulting in second degree thermal burns. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On April 15, 2022, a worker at PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA in VALDOSTA, GEORGIA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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