ExxonMobil Chemical Baton Rouge Plastics Plant

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ExxonMobil Chemical Baton Rouge Plastics Plant in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Employer ExxonMobil Chemical Baton Rouge Plastics Plant Report ID 2022076303
Address 11675 Scotland-zachary Hwy City, State ZIP BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70807
Event Date July 19, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 325211 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.55000, -91.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing to scope a project. He stepped into a 2-foot-deep excavation containing rain water that had been heated through contact with hot pipes. He suffered burns to both lower legs and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2022, a worker at ExxonMobil Chemical Baton Rouge Plastics Plant in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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