Incident date: 2016-05-20
NAICS industry code: 322110

While attempting to investigate the cause of a hot wood pulp stock overflow, an employee stepped into pulp stock that was higher than his rubber boots. The stock was approximately 135 degrees and caused second degree burns to the employee's right leg and foot, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate