Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at CELANESE, LTD
Start: 12/25/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161211922 · 12/25/2016 · CELANESE, LTD

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

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

Employer

Name: CELANESE, LTD
Location: 9502 Bayport Blvd, PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was making rounds when the employee walked into a sulfuric acid spray that was coming from a pin hole leak from a V-1038's sludge trap. The employee sustained second and third degree burns to the neck and face.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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