# Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023087420` · 8/14/2023 · CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Paper production machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC
- **Location:** 12551 Georgia 273, CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA, 39832
- **NAICS:** 322130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unplugging a melt spout on a recovery boiler when an overpressure occurred in the dissolving tank and green liquor splashed on him. The employee sustained second and third-degree burns to 40% of his body.

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