# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at International Paper
> OSHA SIR `2020010089` · 1/4/2020 · SPOTSWOOD, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Formers-paper production
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper
- **Location:** 140 Summerhill Rd., SPOTSWOOD, NEW JERSEY, 08884
- **NAICS:** 322219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 3, 2020, an employee was working on the singlefacer to troubleshoot a quality issue with the machine. A singlefacer is an enclosed machine that forms a corrugated shape in a sheet of kraft paper and bonds it to a sheet of flat linerboard using a starch-based adhesive. While removing bolts from the steam chest, the chest unexpectedly dropped and released hot water onto the employee's chest, arms, and legs. The employee was hospitalized for burns.

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