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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2022076303 · 7/19/2022 · ExxonMobil Chemical Baton Rouge Plastics Plant

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Water

Employer

Name
ExxonMobil Chemical Baton Rouge Plastics Plant
Location
11675 Scotland-zachary Hwy, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70807
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to scope a project. He stepped into a 2-foot-deep excavation containing rain water that had been heated through contact with hot pipes. He suffered burns to both lower legs and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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