Kraton Chemical, LLC.

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue - Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions - PANAMA CITY, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Kraton Chemical, LLC. in PANAMA CITY, Florida
Employer Kraton Chemical, LLC.
Address 2 South Everitt Ave
City, State ZIP PANAMA CITY, Florida 32405
Report ID 20181212840
Event Date December 14, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source of Injury Aluminum and compounds
Industry (NAICS) 325194
Inspection # 1367954
GPS Coordinates 30.14389, -85.62163

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a 15-foot metal rod to clear aluminum chloride from a hopper into a reactor below. After the aluminum chloride fell into the hopper, back-pressure caused the aluminum chloride to come up through the hopper and strike the employee in the upper chest and neck. The employee was hospitalized with third degree burns to his neck and upper chest.

Incident Summary

On December 14, 2018, a worker at Kraton Chemical, LLC. in PANAMA CITY, Florida suffered third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with aluminum and compounds identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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