Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at W.R. Grace, 10001 Chemical Rd, PASADENA, TEXAS 77507
on , Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee saw fumes coming off a filter canister and tightened the bolts on top of it. When he turned to walk away, the bolt sheared and he was sprayed with titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4). He suffered chemical burns to the left wrist and forearm and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedWrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.