OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221390883

DELTECH MONOMERS OP CO LLC

BATON ROUGE, LA· 2021-09-12T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Burn, Chemical, Chest, Cleaning, Engineering Controls, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, High Temperature, Hot Water, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Malfunction, Manufacturing, Metal Pipe, Operator, Overpressure, Pipe, Pipeline, Pressure, Pressure Release, Production Line, Removing, Skin, Steam, Steam Line, Struck By, Temperature, Valve
NAICS: 325998
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345528145
Employer profile: DELTECH MONOMERS OP CO LLC
Summary number: 221390883
Report ID: 0625700

Event description

Employee burns chest, abdomen and legs when struck by hot st

Investigation abstract

At 4:45 a.m. on September 12, 2021, employee working for a chemical products manufacturer was working with a crew attempting to clean a strainer on a product line. The crew was unable to remove the strainer, so they blocked off a valve further up the still pressurized line. The line became over pressurized and steam to escape the line. The employee was struck by hot condensate and steam. The employee was hospitalized to treat 3rd degree burns to his chest, abdomen and legs.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
0

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