Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Baker Petrolite, LLC.
Start: 12/18/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181212981 · 12/18/2018 · Baker Petrolite, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Aldehydes, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Baker Petrolite, LLC.
Location: Oil field location CTR-Crosby 32-11, NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI, 39120
NAICS: 325998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was about to exterminate bugs in an oil well using acrolein. The chemical sprayed out of a valve, striking the employee in the midsection and causing chemical burns to his chest. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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