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Arizona Chemical Company, LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Arizona Chemical Company, LLC in PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
Employer Arizona Chemical Company, LLC Report ID 2016032568
Address 2 South Everitt Ave. City, State ZIP PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32405
Event Date March 26, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple face locations
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325191 Inspection # 1136887
GPS Coordinates 30.14000, -85.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was opening a valve to obtain a sample of hot rosin for testing when the rosin splashed toward the right side of his face and ear, causing second degree burns. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 26, 2016, a worker at Arizona Chemical Company, LLC in PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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