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The Dow Chemical Company

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — TEXAS CITY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Dow Chemical Company in TEXAS CITY, TEXAS
Employer The Dow Chemical Company Report ID 2023087882
Address 3301 5th Ave South City, State ZIP TEXAS CITY, TEXAS 77590
Event Date August 26, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Plastics, resins, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.37000, -94.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was disconnecting a hose after a product transfer when they contacted vinyl acetate polymer residue. They employee sustained chemical burns to the face, right arm, and torso.

Incident Summary

On August 26, 2023, a worker at The Dow Chemical Company in TEXAS CITY, TEXAS suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with plastics, resins, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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