Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Eastman Chemical Company, Texas Operations
Start: 4/27/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018044063 · 4/27/2018 · Eastman Chemical Company, Texas Operations

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Eastman Chemical Company, Texas Operations
Location: 300 Kodak Blvd., LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75602
NAICS: 325188
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was making his rounds when he identified a level indication in the vessel that he was not sure was accurate. He then drained the sit glass and the material (mineral spirits polyethylene wax and ethaline gas) ignited a flash fire, burning his left palm, both forearms, and his left calf. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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