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Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2016021789 · 2/13/2016 · Croda, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified

Employer

Name
Croda, Inc.
Location
315 Cherry Lane, NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, 19720
NAICS
325199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was heating and circulating a chemical batch in a process tank. The employee opened the automatic valve in the control room to begin the transfer of hot molten chemical material. Two bottom drain valves were left open on the transfer line spilling the hot molten chemical material onto the floor. The employee was hospitalized for second and third degree burns to the lower extremities and both hands and arms.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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