Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143425.015 - Employee burns legs after fall into hot condensate drain

Accident Summary Nr: 143425.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 01/29/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1576424.015	02/04/2022		322110	Foley Cellulose, Llc

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on January 29, 2022, an employee was in the process of 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 leg and 2nd degree burns on his left lower leg and required hospitalization.

Keywords: 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1576424.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Technicians, n.e.c.

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