Continental Carbon Company Plant

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — SUNRAY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Continental Carbon Company Plant in SUNRAY, TEXAS
Employer Continental Carbon Company Plant Report ID 2022043335
Address 11702 Carbon Black Road City, State ZIP SUNRAY, TEXAS 79086
Event Date April 18, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Secondary Source Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325180 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.98000, -101.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working around a shallow pit of carbon black. The employee slipped on carbon black residue and lost his balance. To avoid falling face first into the pit, he jumped in. He was submerged waist deep, and the hot carbon black burned both his legs. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 18, 2022, a worker at Continental Carbon Company Plant in SUNRAY, TEXAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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