# Other burns, first degree at Georgia Right-of-Way Company
> OSHA SIR `2021075927` · 7/19/2021 · WAUCHULA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Other burns, first degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Rope, twine, string
- **Secondary source:** Chippers
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Right-of-Way Company
- **Location:** 1505 Burton St., WAUCHULA, FLORIDA, 33873
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A employee had pulled a rope out of a chipper. He laid the rope on the ground and then picked up a pile to place in the chipper. The rope also went into the chipper, while wrapped around the employee's leg. As the rope was pulled into the chipper, the employee sustained rope burns and bruising.

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