Plaquemine, LA —
OSHA Injury Report: Dow Chemical Company Plaquemine LA
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Dow Chemical Company Plaquemine LA in Plaquemine, LA 70764 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was welder in other Heavy and Civil Engineering Const.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Dow Chemical Company Plaquemine LA
- Parent company
- Turner Industries Group LLC
- Street
- 21255 Highway 1
- City
- Plaquemine
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70764
- On-site location
- 11101011003 Dow LAO Plaquemine LA LHC2
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was at home and asleep prior to eye irritation.
What happened
On [REDACTED] employee completed 2 weld jobs in the north pipe rack proximal to railroad crossing of the Aromatics unit. The duration of the first weld job was approximately 1.5 hours with the second weld job duration being approximately 7 hours. He completed both weld jobs without incident or issue until [REDACTED] end of shift. During the night he experienced irritation in both eyes was evaluated at an emergency facility treated and release with instructions to follow up with an eye specialist. Employee was transported for further evaluation by an eye specialist and was diagnosed with mild corneal inflammation provided over the counter medication as treatment and released to return to work without restrictions.
Injury or illness
Flash burn both eyes.
Object or substance involved
UV light from welding.
Summary line
Employee received a flash burn to both eyes after a weld of several hours and was exposed to UV lighting.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Welder
- SOC code
- 51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- NAICS code
- 237990 — Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Const
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 466
- Total hours worked
- 970117
- EIN
- 721513047
- Establishment ID
- 354117
- Employer case #
- 66188
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 17:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 01MAR24:15:13:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.