Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Chevron Phillips Chemical, CO., 5309 FM 1006, ORANGE, TEXAS 77630
on — Fractures, affecting the nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
At approximately 4:30 a.m., an employee was changing a carbon monoxide cylinder. The employee fainted, fell, and fractured his nose. He was transported to Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX; due to the elevated amount of carbon monoxide in his blood, he was then transferred to the Memorial Herman Hospital and admitted at 11:30.
HospitalizedNose, except internal location of diseases or disordersFloors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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