OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221434251

FOLEY CELLULOSE, LLC

PERRY, FL· 2022-01-29T00:00:00

Event: Burn, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Ditch, Drain Pipe, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, High Temperature, Hot Water, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leg, Mill--Plant, Safety Device, Unguarded, Unguarded Fl Opening, Walking Surface
NAICS: 322110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345764245
Employer profile: FOLEY CELLULOSE, LLC
Summary number: 221434251
Report ID: 0419700

Event description

Employee burns legs after fall into hot condensate drain

Investigation abstract

At 1:15 p.m. on January 29, 2022, an employee was in the process of leg and 2nd degree burns on his left lower leg and required hospitalization. re-energizing a digestor and went to verify that the valves in the digestor area were back to service. While walking in the area, the employee stepped on a section of a drainage ditch that was covered with felt and a piece of plywood. The cover was saturated with moisture and gave in underneath the weight of his body. The employee stepped into the U-drain area that receives hot condensate (180 degrees Fahrenheit) from a mill liquor pre-heater with his right leg. As the employee attempted to step up out of the ditch, his left leg also fell into the hot condensate. The employee incurred 3rd degree burns on his right lower

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 59 M

Event type
4

Occupation code
235

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