Second degree heat (thermal) burns

An employee was working with hot aluminum sulfate. During the reaction portion of the aluminum sulfate process, the agitator was turned on, causing the aluminum to boil too fast and crack the lid over the sulfate. The hot aluminum sulfate spilled onto the employee, causing second degree burns to the foot and the back of […]

An employee was troubleshooting a furnace when hot condensate that had built up in the vertical muffler of a steam vent line splashed onto the employee and caused first and second degree burns to the employee’s back, shoulders, arms, posterior and legs.

An employee was emptying material from a medium-sized kettle in a popcorn machine. Hot oil and popcorn from the kettle fell on his right forearm and hand, causing second degree burns.

An employee was cleaning a plastic mold with alcohol. He pulled a lighter from his pocket to melt some of the plastic from the mold. When he struck the lighter, his hand caught on fire. The employee tried to put out the flames on his pants and caught them on fire. The employee was hospitalized […]

On Friday 12/4/2015, at 6 pm, an employee was scooping flux from a galvanized zinc kettle. As he was putting the excess flux into a 55-gallon drum, the hot flux boiled up and popped. The splash from the flux went down into his leather glove, resulting in second degree burns on the left hand and […]

An employee removed a flexible hose with a coworker. The bleeder valve was inadvertently opened, and hot non-toxic process fluid came out and sprayed the employee’s shoulder. He suffered a second degree burn.

An employee had changed a propane tank on a forklift. After several attempts to start the forklift, a fire was sparked, causing second degree burns to the employee’s arms and hands.

On October 8, 2015, at approximately 12:00 noon, a Georgia Pacific Wood Products employee was performing maintenance on the Number 1 Lathe. The employee was welding with a Lincoln welding machine when his shirt caught on fire. The employee was wearing FR clothing. The fire watch immediately started spraying water on the employee as the […]

An employee performing cutting operations with a torch suffered second degree burns to 6-7 percent of his leg after the slag and torch flame came into contact with his leg.

An employee was cleaning a trailer with a steam cleaner. The vent was not working correctly and the steam turned to water splashing onto the employee. The employee received first and second degree burns on the arms and chest.