# Other or multiple types of burns  degree unspecified at International Paper Company
> OSHA SIR `2024010368` · 1/15/2024 · PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Other or multiple types of burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and hazardous materials  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper Company
- **Location:** 100 Jensen Road, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 36067
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a control room while operating a digester machine. He noticed a blockage in the process vat and went to get assistance cleaning out the vat. While washing out the vat, the digester filtrate (a mixture of water and pulp) splashed onto the employee's hands, forearms, face, shoulders, and lower back, as well as into his mouth. The employee suffered chemical and thermal burns.

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