Mundy Maintenance and Services, LLC

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Second degree chemical burns and corrosions — ORANGE, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mundy Maintenance and Services, LLC in ORANGE, Texas
Employer Mundy Maintenance and Services, LLC
Address Invista, 2730 FM 1006
City, State ZIP ORANGE, Texas 77630
Report ID 20191212872
Event Date December 16, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second 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 Sulfuric acid
Industry (NAICS) 236210
GPS Coordinates 30.07000, -93.86000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was in the process of unloading a rail car. While he was disconnecting a product line hose containing sulfuric acid, residual pressure on the unloading line caused the sulfuric acid to expel and contact the right side of his face, right arm, and waist, causing second degree burns.

Incident Summary

On December 16, 2019, a worker at Mundy Maintenance and Services, LLC in ORANGE, Texas suffered second 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 sulfuric acid identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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