Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at HB Fuller
Start: 8/14/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023087386 · 8/14/2023 · HB Fuller

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Adhesives, glues, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name: HB Fuller
Location: 9001 W. Fey Drive, FRANKFORT, ILLINOIS, 60423
NAICS: 325520
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading a mix tank with cyanoacrylate. The drum was elevated on a drum tipper with a plastic spout attached. The employee went to open the spout but the entire spout came out of the drum. The cyanoacrylate splashed onto the employee saturating the left sleeve of their shirt. The employee removed the saturated garment but had already sustained burns from the shirt adhering to their arm. The employee was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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