North Chicago, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Corrugated Packaging : North Chicago (CT)
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Corrugated Packaging : North Chicago (CT) in 1900 Foss Park Avenue, North Chicago, IL 60064 resulted in days away from work. Employee was manager in corrugated And Solid Fiber Boxes.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Corrugated Packaging : North Chicago (CT)
- Parent company
- WestRock CP, LLC
- Street
- 1900 Foss Park Avenue
- City
- North Chicago
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60064
- On-site location
- Boiler Room Boiler condensation hot water
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 14
Before the incident
Teammate reported that he was working in the boiler room flushing the boiler overhead condensation pipe he was not sure how much the valve was open The pipe was discharging into a 5 gallon bucket which had some water in it the Hot water had already discharged into the bucket and when he opened the other valve more condensation water and steam sprayed into the hot water bucket and splashed up on him causing burn to his lower upper right arm right shoulder Abdomen and hip Teammate Statement At about [REDACTED] on [REDACTED] I was draining condensate from the drip leg on the main steam line in the south west corner of the boiler room The bucket that collects the condensate water was about half full When I went to close the valve up high I inadvertently opened it more instead of closing This cause a blast of steam to go into the bucket splashing the hot condensate water out and unto my right side and arm I immediately stepped back under the safety shower and doused myself with cold water I
What happened
Teammate reported that he was working in the boiler room flushing the boiler overhead condensation pipe he was not sure how much the valve was open The pipe was discharging into a 5 gallon bucket which had some water in it the Hot water had already discharged into the bucket and when he opened the other valve more condensation water and steam sprayed into the hot water bucket and splashed up on him causing burn to his lower upper right arm right shoulder Abdomen and hip Teammate Statement At about [REDACTED] on [REDACTED] I was draining condensate from the drip leg on the main steam line in the south west corner of the boiler room The bucket that collects the condensate water was about half full When I went to close the valve up high I inadvertently opened it more instead of closing This cause a blast of steam to go into the bucket splashing the hot condensate water out and unto my right side and arm I immediately stepped back under the safety shower and doused myself with cold water I
Injury or illness
Burn or Scald heat Arm Right Upper Arm
Object or substance involved
Hot boiler condensation water
Summary line
Teammate reported that he was working in the boiler room flushing the boiler overhead condensation pipe he was not sure how much the valve was open The pipe was discharging into a 5 gallon bucket which had some water in it the Hot water had already discha
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Manager
- SOC code
- 11-3051: Industrial Production Managers
- NAICS code
- 322211: Corrugated And Solid Fiber Boxes
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 135
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 324,826
- EIN
- 362041256
- Establishment ID
- 745796
- Employer case #
- 189
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 13:27
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-01
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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