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Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

1 hospitalization · 2021021615 · 2/22/2021 · GATX Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

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

Employer

Name
GATX Corporation
Location
2610 Industrial Boulevard, WAYCROSS, GEORGIA, 31503
NAICS
488210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking by a railcar commodity offloading area. A 2-inch rubber hose funneling phenol into a 55-gallon drum became dislodged from the drum and sprayed liquid phenol onto the employee. He was hospitalized, having suffered second-degree chemical burns to the back of his neck and first-degree chemical burns to his face and arms.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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