# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at International Paper
> OSHA SIR `2015020527` · 2/18/2015 · PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper
- **Location:** 100 Jensen Road, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 36067
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was connecting a meter to a disgester. The employee was checking the digester probe when he was splashed by hot condensate from the digester. The employee suffered burns on the right torso, right arm, and right thigh. He was transported to the hospital where he received emergency treatment and was kept overnight for observation.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*