Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Kraton Chemical, LLC.
Start: 12/14/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181212840 · 12/14/2018 · Kraton Chemical, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Aluminum and compounds

Employer

Name: Kraton Chemical, LLC.
Location: 2 South Everitt Ave, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, 32405
NAICS: 325194
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a 15-foot metal rod to clear aluminum chloride from a hopper into a reactor below. After the aluminum chloride fell into the hopper, back-pressure caused the aluminum chloride to come up through the hopper and strike the employee in the upper chest and neck. The employee was hospitalized with third degree burns to his neck and upper chest.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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