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Kraton Chemical, LLC.

Exposure to harmful substances or environments, unspecified — Burns and corrosions, unspecified — PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kraton Chemical, LLC. in PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
Employer Kraton Chemical, LLC. Report ID 2018054384
Address 2 South Everitt Ave City, State ZIP PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32405
Event Date May 5, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure to harmful substances or environments, unspecified Source of Injury Resins
Secondary Source Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325194 Inspection # 1315427
GPS Coordinates 30.14000, -85.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to open a pastillator basket filter (turns resin product into quarter-inch beads) when the pressure built up underneath the filter, causing the liquid resin to splash onto and burn his face and right forearm. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 5, 2018, a worker at Kraton Chemical, LLC. in PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA suffered burns and corrosions, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as exposure to harmful substances or environments, unspecified, with resins identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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