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Evergreen Packaging, LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Thermal burns degree unspecified — PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Evergreen Packaging, LLC in PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
Employer Evergreen Packaging, LLC Report ID 2024076688
Address 5201 Fairfield Rd City, State ZIP PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71601
Event Date July 23, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Thermal burns degree unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water, liquids nonchemical
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 322220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.21000, -91.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was opening a drain valve for a standpipe when they stepped in hot stock (hot water and paper mixture that is 173-degrees Fahrenheit). The employee was hospitalized with thermal burns to the top of their feet and ankles, the left side of their abdomen, and their right hand.

Incident Summary

On July 23, 2024, a worker at Evergreen Packaging, LLC in PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS suffered thermal burns degree unspecified to the multiple body parts n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water, liquids nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,849 severe injury reports involving "Contact with hot objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with hot objects or substances injuries.

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