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Helmerich & Payne IDC

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — ORLA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Helmerich & Payne IDC in ORLA, TEXAS
Employer Helmerich & Payne IDC Report ID 2018010194
Address Block 58, Section 34, Wolf Camp City, State ZIP ORLA, TEXAS 79770
Event Date January 7, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.82000, -103.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing out an expansion joint with another employee. While they were breaking the bolts loose, oil-based mud leaked out and burned his skin. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 7, 2018, a worker at Helmerich & Payne IDC in ORLA, TEXAS suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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