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Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

1 hospitalization · 2019032652 · 3/13/2019 · Ascend Performance Materials, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Ascend Performance Materials, LLC
Location: 1050 Chemstrand Avenue, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS: 325199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An opened valve sprayed hot, hexamethylene diamine (HMD) onto an employee, causing second-degree burns. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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