# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at International Paper Company
> OSHA SIR `2023065063` · 6/8/2023 · SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Source, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper Company
- **Location:** 1201 West Lathrop Avenue, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31415
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a hose from a tank car containing hot wax. Wax spilled onto the employee's forearms causing burns that required hospitalization.

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