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DAK Americas Mississippi, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — BAY SAINT LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DAK Americas Mississippi, Inc. in BAY SAINT LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI
Employer DAK Americas Mississippi, Inc. Report ID 2019066424
Address 3303 Pot & Harbor Dr. City, State ZIP BAY SAINT LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI 39520
Event Date June 26, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Plastics, resins, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325211 Inspection # 1413154
GPS Coordinates 13.44000, 144.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assisting in the removal of a monomer pump bowl when he was sprayed with hot monomer (a slurry of PET plastic) and sustained a second degree burn to the lower face.

Incident Summary

On June 26, 2019, a worker at DAK Americas Mississippi, Inc. in BAY SAINT LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the face, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with plastics, resins, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,849 severe injury reports involving "Contact with hot objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with hot objects or substances injuries.

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