OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221527385
WESTLAKE CORPORATION
SULPHUR, LA—
Event description
Employee dies wile checking furnaces
Investigation abstract
At 8:33 p.m. on January 3, 2023, an employee was working as a process operator at a petrochemical facility and was with making the rounds, checking furnace temperatures with a laser gun. The employee was found unresponsive by the furnaces and subsequently died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Event type
- 14
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