OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221370737

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED LLC

CLEVELAND, TN· 2021-06-16T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Boiler, Burn, Cardboard, Changing, Cleaning, Confined Space, Face, Hand, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, Hydraulic Cylinder, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Knee, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pressure Release, Production Line, Steam, Steam Line, Stomach, Technician, Unauthorized, Unauthorized Entry
NAICS: 322211
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345399562
Employer profile: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED LLC
Summary number: 221370737
Report ID: 0454713

Event description

Employee sustains burns when struck by steam cleaning machin

Investigation abstract

At 1:30 p.m. on June 16, 2021, an employee working as a machine maintenance technician was changing out two hydraulic cylinders on a BHS MF-B Modul Facer machine. The employer uses the machine to produce C-Flute corrugated cardboard rolls. The employee attempted to climb inside the machine to clean the mating surfaces before putting the C-Flute rolls back into the machine. As the employee climbed into the machine, his foot hit the ball valve for the salvage steam resulting in a steam release. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to his face, stomach, right knee, and left hand.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 53 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
519

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