Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified

Name: Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified at Louisiana Pigment Co., LP
Start: 7/27/2025

2 hospitalizations · 2025077327 · 7/27/2025 · Louisiana Pigment Co., LP

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts unspecified
Nature of injury: Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact tissue
Source: Chemicals and hazardous materials unspecified
Secondary source: Filtering and sequestration machinery

Employer

Name: Louisiana Pigment Co., LP
Location: 3300 BAYOU DINDE ROAD, WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA, 70669
NAICS: 325131
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were investigating the vapor conditions at the purification vent scrubber after a restart. Employees were looking through the sight glass, when the glass ruptured, releasing chemical vapors. Two employees sustained chemical burns to their upper body.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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