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Clearwater Paper Corporation

Contact with hot objects or substances — Thermal burns second degree — ARKANSAS CITY, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Clearwater Paper Corporation in ARKANSAS CITY, ARKANSAS
Employer Clearwater Paper Corporation Report ID 2024076637
Address 5082 HWY 4 N City, State ZIP ARKANSAS CITY, ARKANSAS 71630
Event Date July 22, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Thermal burns second degree Body Part Multiple lower extremities locations n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Raw and semi-finished materials and byproducts n.e.c.
Secondary Source Shoes, socks, footwear
Industry (NAICS) 322130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.70000, -91.24000

Incident Narrative

On July 22, 2024, at 10:30 AM, an employee was responding to a pulp mill manufacturing process shutdown. Pulp stock overflowed through an engineered overflow pipe resulting in a buildup of stock in a bermed area. The stock was 140 to 150 degrees. The employee went to the bermed area to close an air-actuated process valve. While closing the valve, pulp stock entered the top of his boots and caused second-degree burns to both of his lower legs down to his feet. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2024, a worker at Clearwater Paper Corporation in ARKANSAS CITY, ARKANSAS suffered thermal burns second degree to the multiple lower extremities locations n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with raw and semi-finished materials and byproducts n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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