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WestRock Mill Company, LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Thermal burns degree unspecified — DEMOPOLIS, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WestRock Mill Company, LLC in DEMOPOLIS, ALABAMA
Employer WestRock Mill Company, LLC Report ID 2024043545
Address 28270 US Hwy 80 W City, State ZIP DEMOPOLIS, ALABAMA 36732
Event Date April 24, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Thermal burns degree unspecified Body Part Leg(s) unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Garbage, recyclables, debris n.e.c.
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 322130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.44000, -87.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee removed a floor grate to insert a vacuum hose to unclog the area and stepped into hot waste material, resulting in burns to his legs.

Incident Summary

On April 24, 2024, a worker at WestRock Mill Company, LLC in DEMOPOLIS, ALABAMA suffered thermal burns degree unspecified to the leg(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with garbage, recyclables, debris n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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