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Occidental Chemical Corporation

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — WICHITA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Occidental Chemical Corporation in WICHITA, KANSAS
Employer Occidental Chemical Corporation Report ID 20171211512
Address 6200 S. Ridge Rd City, State ZIP WICHITA, KANSAS 67215
Event Date December 4, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Molten or hot metals, slag
Industry (NAICS) 325110 Inspection # 1281238
GPS Coordinates 37.58000, -97.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a copper cell when a weld on the copper cell ruptured, spewing molten copper onto the lower half of his body. He suffered third degree burns to the front and back of his body from the waist down.

Incident Summary

On December 4, 2017, a worker at Occidental Chemical Corporation in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with molten or hot metals, slag identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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