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Medline Industries Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Medline Industries Inc. in LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA
Employer Medline Industries Inc. Report ID 2022065453
Address 9101 RIVERSIDE PKY. City, State ZIP LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA 30122
Event Date June 22, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 322291 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.73000, -84.59000

Incident Narrative

On 6/22/2022, an employee was placing a shirt on a heat transfer machine when the heat plate came down on her hands resulting in burns to both thumbs.

Incident Summary

On June 22, 2022, a worker at Medline Industries Inc. in LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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