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Georgia Pacific Cedar Springs

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Georgia Pacific Cedar Springs in CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA
Employer Georgia Pacific Cedar Springs Report ID 2022098105
Address 12551 Highway 272 West City, State ZIP CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA 39832
Event Date September 13, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # 1623402
GPS Coordinates 31.17000, -85.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was opening the manhole cover to a blow tank. The employee was burned by black liquor.

Incident Summary

On September 13, 2022, a worker at Georgia Pacific Cedar Springs in CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. 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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