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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2020043318 · 4/11/2020 · Lotte Chemical Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source
Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified

Employer

Name
Lotte Chemical Corporation
Location
2200 Bayou D'Inde Pass, WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA, 70669
NAICS
325188
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working in a wet air oxidation unit. As she was clearing a hose into a tank, she was sprayed with spent caustic released from the tank's top hatch. She suffered chemical burns and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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