Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Stepan Company
Start: 8/19/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088571 · 8/19/2019 · Stepan Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Face, unspecified
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Stepan Company
Location: 1 Polymer Way, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31907
NAICS: 325998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was transporting drums of finished polyester resin to a reactor for rework. When he removed the bung on one of the drums, the polyester resin splashed his face, causing a chemical burn.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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