Exposure to harmful substances or environments, unspecified · Burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kraton Chemical, LLC., 2 South Everitt Ave, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32405
on — Burns and corrosions, unspecified , affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was trying to open a pastillator basket filter (turns resin product into quarter-inch beads) when the pressure built up underneath the filter, causing the liquid resin to splash onto and burn his face and right forearm. He was hospitalized.
An employee was venting a 275-gallon intermediate bulk container to facilitate gravity feeding. He stepped up onto the platform of the secondary containment to gain access to the center cap. While doing so, he lost his footing and fell from the platform (25.5 inches above grade) to the concrete floor and suffered a fractured left tibia and fibula.
An employee was using a 15-foot metal rod to clear aluminum chloride from a hopper into a reactor below. After the aluminum chloride fell into the hopper, back-pressure caused the aluminum chloride to come up through the hopper and strike the employee in the upper chest and neck. The employee was hospitalized with third degree burns to his neck and upper chest.
An employee suffered a reaction to an unknown object or substance, resulting in a body rash, swelling of the throat, and vomiting that required hospitalization.
An employee was trying to identify the location of a blockage in a pneumatic line. Two pipes in the line came apart, expelling batch mix onto the employee. The employee suffered abrasions and burns to the head, neck, and back.
An employee was realigning a portable conveyor belt when the machine dropped and crushed their left index finger. The finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
An employee was venting a 275-gallon intermediate bulk container to facilitate gravity feeding. He stepped up onto the platform of the secondary containment to gain access to the center cap. While doing so, he lost his footing and fell from the platform (25.5 inches above grade) to the concrete floor and suffered a fractured left tibia and fibula.
At around 2:00 AM, an employee was troubleshooting low suction on a housekeeping vacuum system. The employee was clearing a blockage when a rotary valve in the chute under the dust silo hopper closed and amputated his right index fingertip.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.