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Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2025054397 · 5/9/2025 · Formosa Plastics Corporation - Texas

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Eye(s)
Nature of injury
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified

Cause

Event
Exposure through intact tissue
Source
Corrosive bases unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Formosa Plastics Corporation - Texas
Location
201 Formosa Dr., POINT COMFORT, TEXAS, 77978
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were removing a discharge hose on a portable pump. A 50% caustic solution sprayed onto the employees, one of whom suffered burns to the eyes as well as an abrasion to the side of the body where the hose struck them. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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