Contact with hot objects or substances · Thermal burns second degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, 228 South Main Street, SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA 17362
on — Thermal burns second degree, affecting the Trunk and other lower extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was observing a troubleshooting event with a limit switch when hot pulping liquor overflowed from the screw conveyor in the digester basement, contacting the employee and resulting in thermal burns. The employee sustained first-degree burns to the back of their neck, shoulder, and upper back, as well as second-degree burns to their knees, legs, and pelvic area.
Hospitalized Trunk and other lower extremities Chemicals, hazardous materials n.e.c.
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