Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.
Start: 7/30/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020077153 · 7/30/2020 · ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.
Location: 3000 Old Chemstrand Rd, CANTONMENT, FLORIDA, 32533
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was removing a level control valve when he was sprayed with Hexamethylenediamine (HMD). The contents of the pipe were under pressure and the liquid was hot, but less than 100 degrees Celsius. The employee sustained chemical burns and possibly thermal burns to his face and back.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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