# Thermal burns  third degree or higher at Georgia Pacific Monticello LLC
> OSHA SIR `2025010516` · 1/16/2025 · MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Pacific Monticello LLC
- **Location:** 604 N.A. Sandifer Highway, MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI, 39654
- **NAICS:** 322130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a process upset. A nearby refiner had a pressure spike, causing the housing to separate slightly, which allowed the loss of primary containment. The employee was sprayed by hot water, resulting second- and third-degree burns on his torso and left arm.

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