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CELANESE, LTD

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions — PASADENA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CELANESE, LTD in PASADENA, TEXAS
Employer CELANESE, LTD Report ID 20161211922
Address 9502 Bayport Blvd City, State ZIP PASADENA, TEXAS 77507
Event Date December 25, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions Body Part Head and neck
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Sulfuric acid
Industry (NAICS) 325211 Inspection # 1200708
GPS Coordinates 29.62000, -95.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making rounds when the employee walked into a sulfuric acid spray that was coming from a pin hole leak from a V-1038's sludge trap. The employee sustained second and third degree burns to the neck and face.

Incident Summary

On December 25, 2016, a worker at CELANESE, LTD in PASADENA, TEXAS suffered third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions to the head and neck. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with sulfuric acid identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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