Louisiana Pigment Co., LP

Exposure through intact tissue — Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified — WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Louisiana Pigment Co., LP in WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA
Employer Louisiana Pigment Co., LP Report ID 2025077327
Address 3300 BAYOU DINDE ROAD City, State ZIP WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA 70669
Event Date July 27, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts unspecified
Event Type Exposure through intact tissue Source of Injury Chemicals and hazardous materials unspecified
Secondary Source Filtering and sequestration machinery
Industry (NAICS) 325131 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.19000, -93.32000

Incident Narrative

Employees were investigating the vapor conditions at the purification vent scrubber after a restart. Employees were looking through the sight glass, when the glass ruptured, releasing chemical vapors. Two employees sustained chemical burns to their upper body.

Incident Summary

On July 27, 2025, a worker at Louisiana Pigment Co., LP in WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA suffered chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified to the multiple body parts unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure through intact tissue, with chemicals and hazardous materials unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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