Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Evergreen Packaging, 5201 Fairfield Rd, , PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71601
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c..
Final narrative
The employees were bringing the paper machine back online. The waste paper stock went into the overflow chest to be returned to pulp. An employee went out to observe the overflow from the chest in the street to make sure the sewer drain did not clog. As the employee was standing by the sewer drain, the condensate tank released to the same area. The condensate, mixed with the product from the overflow chest, caused the product level at the curb to rise over and into the employee's boots burning his feet, ankles, and lower legs.
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Employees were moving calendar rolls around in the roll storage area of a deep well. The injured employee was walking between a suspended roll and a roll on the ground when a crane operator changed the direction of travel to avoid striking an adjacent roll. This change of direction caused the suspended roll to pin the employee between the suspended roll and another roll, fracturing his pelvis.
An employee threading a calendar stack in a paper machine attempted to clear wrap that had wrapped around the stack. The employee's left hand got caught in a nip point, amputating the pinky finger and partially amputating the ring finger.
An employee had just finished repairing the chip mill saw. While walking on the metal decking, he tripped on saw dust, hit the decking, and fractured his left femur bone.
An employee connected a steam line to a hose to clean equipment when the fitting broke loose. They were struck by steam in the left inner thigh, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.
An employee was making tea when she noticed tea grinds were collecting on the side and water was no longer dripping through the funnel. The employee was checking the funnel when boiling water and tea grinds spilled onto the left side of her body. The employee sustained burns to her neck, back, and arm.
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