Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Valero Services, Inc.
Start: 3/10/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018032394 · 3/10/2018 · Valero Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary source: Pressure lines, except hoses

Employer

Name: Valero Services, Inc.
Location: 1615 East Judge Perez Drive, CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA, 70043
NAICS: 324110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking samples and reading gauges when the sight glass blew out on a flake caustic line. The blow-out caused lacerations to the employee's arm, face, and chest and chemical burns to his face and right hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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