# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Norbord Georgia LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020065458` · 6/11/2020 · CORDELE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Norbord Georgia LLC
- **Location:** 964 U.S. Highway 280 West, CORDELE, GEORGIA, 31015
- **NAICS:** 321219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking from the maintenance shop to the warehouse area. He was struck in the back by a sit-down forklift that was carrying two stacks of oriented strand board (OSB) that had been recently heat-treated. Each stack weighed approximately 3,500 pounds and had a temperature of approximately 250 degrees Fahrenheit. The employee sustained burn injuries to his lower back and buttocks, a puncture wound to his right forearm, and contusions to his ribs.

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