PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS—
Evergreen Packaging, LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances · Thermal burns degree unspecified
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Evergreen Packaging, LLC, 5201 Fairfield Rd, PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71601 on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final 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.
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