Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Dow Chemical
Start: 3/15/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018032576 · 3/15/2018 · Dow Chemical

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Dow Chemical
Location: 13300 Bay Area Blvd, PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
NAICS: 325110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a pump. While pressure testing the pump before returning it to service, he was splashed with 93% sulfuric acid, receiving chemical burns to his thigh area and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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