HARCROS CHEMICALS INC.
Contact with hot objects or substances — Thermal burns second degree — DALTON, GEORGIA
| Employer | HARCROS CHEMICALS INC. | Report ID | 2024021280 |
| Address | 3452 CORPORATE DR | City, State ZIP | DALTON, GEORGIA 30720 |
| Event Date | February 10, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Thermal burns second degree | Body Part | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Chemicals and hazardous materials unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Valves, nozzles | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325180 | Inspection # | 1729031 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.69000, -84.98000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was introducing an air sparge to an atmospheric blending vessel which contained sodium glucoheptonate (SGH) mother liquid heated to approximately 210 degrees Fahrenheit. The employee opened a valve to introduce air at the base of the vessel and rise through the vessel contents. The valve was stuck and when the handle broke free it turned further than desired and released more air than intended. The air rising through the vessel caused the SGH mother liquid to splash out of a 23-inch diameter manhole in the top of the vessel approximately 11 feet above the employee. The heated liquid fell onto the employee causing first- and second-degree thermal burns to his back.
Incident Summary
On February 10, 2024, a worker at HARCROS CHEMICALS INC. in DALTON, GEORGIA suffered thermal burns second degree to the exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with chemicals and hazardous materials unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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