BAILEYVILLE, MAINE—
Woodland Pulp, LLC
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Woodland Pulp, LLC, 144 Main Street, BAILEYVILLE, MAINE 04694 on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the scalp.
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Final narrative
Employees were restarting a digester after an acid cleaning. Hot liquor (300 degrees) was being introduced into the digester, but the valve to the acid tank was not closed, so hot liquor entered the acid tank and caused the lid on the fiberglass tank to blow. The hot liquid from the tank showered the injured employee, who suffered burns to the top of his head and was hospitalized.
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An employee slipped while getting off a flatbed truck. His left ring finger was caught on the truck and amputated.
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An employee was servicing a heater when his right hand was caught in an inclined conveyor adjacent to the heater. The employee suffered a finger amputation on the right hand.
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An employee was adjusting the valve of a condensate line and attempting to "sewer" the hot water through a hose. The hose failed and hot water (200 degrees) caused second and third degree burns to the employee's arms, abdomen and legs (35% of the body).
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