Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at STEPAN COMPANY
Start: 10/23/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016109967 · 10/23/2016 · STEPAN COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple face locations
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: STEPAN COMPANY
Location: 951 BANKHEAD HIGHWAY, WINDER, GEORGIA, 30680
NAICS: 325611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was blowing down a mist eliminator when the side glass broke and sprayed sulfuric acid onto the employee's face and right ear, causing acid burns that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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