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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

2 hospitalizations · 2022010396 · 1/15/2022 · Catamaran Industrial, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
2
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Aromatics, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Catamaran Industrial, LLC
Location
9156 Hwy 75, GEISMAR, LOUISIANA, 70734
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were replacing a pump. They had removed the old pump, and were starting to install the new one, when a process rupture disk three stories up blew and discharged 400-degree methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) product into their work area. They were both burned.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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