Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at DUREZ CORPORATION
Start: 12/14/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015129447 · 12/14/2015 · DUREZ CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Phenol

Employer

Name: DUREZ CORPORATION
Location: 5000 PACKARD ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, 14304
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After cleaning a process kettle with methanol and water, an employee emptied the tank and filled it with phenol. The employee then began to remove the plug and was splashed with phenol, suffering chemical burns to the right thigh, stomach, and face.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown