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Volunteer Pastilles, LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Volunteer Pastilles, LLC in LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
Employer Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Report ID 2017043279
Address 202 North Ryan St. City, State ZIP LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA 70601
Event Date April 11, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325520 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.24000, -93.21000

Incident Narrative

The employee was changing a spring on a motor former on the production line when hot product from the line splashed into the employee's face resulting in burns.

Incident Summary

On April 11, 2017, a worker at Volunteer Pastilles, LLC in LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the face, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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