Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MilliporeSigma, 5485 County Road V, SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WISCONSIN 53085
on , Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
On October 17, 2023, an employee was at a sink while using a solvent to unclog a vacuum trap dip tube that contained solids from pinacolborane distillation. During this process, the sink caught on fire and the solvent bottle containing tert-butyl methyl ether fell into the burning sink. The employee attempted to remove the solvent bottle which also caught on fire and suffered burns to their neck and left hand.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified