Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia

Name: Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at Dow, Inc
Start: 10/29/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022109492 · 10/29/2022 · Dow, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Dow, Inc
Location: 565 Midway Rd., FREEPORT, TEXAS, 77541
NAICS: 325110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was disconnecting a hose from an ISO container when a stream of waste chemicals, which included aniline, flowed out from the ISO container and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with aniline poisoning.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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