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Thermal burns second degree

1 hospitalization · 2025065221 · 6/2/2025 · Galata Chemicals LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower extremities n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Thermal burns second degree

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Nonflammable Liquids and Solids unspecified
Secondary source
Other product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery

Employer

Name
Galata Chemicals LLC
Location
471 Highway 3142, HAHNVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70057
NAICS
325199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was conducting a quality control measure by taking a chemical sample for lab analysis. When the employee was opening the sample point, it broke off and crude 2-Ethylhexyl thioglycolate (EHTG) shot out at 265 degrees, and it covered the employee's legs and right arm and splashed the right side of their face. The employee was hospitalized with first- and second-degree burns to their right thigh, lower right knee, inner left thigh, and upper left forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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