Twin Rivers Paper Pine Bluff LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — WHITE HALL, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Twin Rivers Paper Pine Bluff LLC in WHITE HALL, ARKANSAS
Employer Twin Rivers Paper Pine Bluff LLC Report ID 20231110081
Address 1701 Jefferson Parkway City, State ZIP WHITE HALL, ARKANSAS 71602
Event Date November 1, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # 1708139
GPS Coordinates 34.26000, -92.02000

Incident Narrative

An employe was attempting to hook up an air line to a valve. The valve was closed, but the air pressure from the line triggered it and caused it to fully open. Hot water and vapor splashed onto the employee, who suffered burns to the back, neck, and upper extremities.

Incident Summary

On November 1, 2023, a worker at Twin Rivers Paper Pine Bluff LLC in WHITE HALL, ARKANSAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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