Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at Delta Companies Group
Start: 8/11/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016087526 · 8/11/2016 · Delta Companies Group

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Delta Companies Group
Location: 334 Tidal road, DEER PARK, TEXAS, 77536
NAICS: 424690
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to transfer product from a partially filled drum to an empty drum. He placed a valve in the bung of the partially filled drum to complete the task. When he opened the valve to initiate the pour, the valve came off, and hexamethylenediamine splashed on him, causing first and second degree chemical burns to his face/upper body.

Source

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