# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Georgia-Pacific Leaf River Cellulose, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024087544` · 8/16/2024 · NEW AUGUSTA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia-Pacific Leaf River Cellulose, LLC
- **Location:** 157 Buck Creek Road, NEW AUGUSTA, MISSISSIPPI, 39462
- **NAICS:** 322110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing locks from a demineralization feedwater valve after service. One of the valves above the employee had a gasket failure that caused hot demineralized water to spray the employee. The employee sustained burns to their torso and left arm.

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