ORANGE, TEXAS—
Arlanxeo Performance Elastomers
Unintentional needlestick or sharps injury · Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified
Final narrative
An employee was taking a process sample and stroked the needle to remove contaminants when the sample needle pierced his left thumb. Some of the material being sampled (butadiene and cyclohexane) entered his thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
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