Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Woodland Pulp, LLC
Start: 5/31/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054913 · 5/31/2017 · Woodland Pulp, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Woodland Pulp, LLC
Location: 144 Main Street, BAILEYVILLE, MAINE, 04694
NAICS: 322110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were restarting a digester after an acid cleaning. Hot liquor (300 degrees) was being introduced into the digester, but the valve to the acid tank was not closed, so hot liquor entered the acid tank and caused the lid on the fiberglass tank to blow. The hot liquid from the tank showered the injured employee, who suffered burns to the top of his head and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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