Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at CBSL Transportation Services
Start: 5/17/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021054016 · 5/17/2021 · CBSL Transportation Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

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

Employer

Name: CBSL Transportation Services
Location: 189 Power Blvd., RESERVE, LOUISIANA, 70084
NAICS: 488210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was washing a tank trailer. When he opened the rear discharge valve on the trailer, ethylenediamine sprayed onto his right torso and upper thigh causing second and third degree chemical burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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